Manatee Ave. Gold and Pawn Shop Robbed at Gunpoint, Deputies Say

Authorities are looking for a man who they say robbed a Bradenton gold and pawn shop Friday afternoon, making off with two handguns and money.

The owner of Lucky Leprechaun Gold and Pawn Shop, 4804 Manatee Ave. W., told deputies a man came into the business around 3 p.m. Friday. They began a conversation, then the man pulled out a handgun and demanded money, according to a Manatee County Sheriff's Office report.

The man demanded the business owner lay on the floor, took two handguns and money, then fled, deputies said. The owner was unhurt.

A K9 unit tracked the suspect eastbound on the north side of Manatee Avenue but the search ultimately came up empty, the sheriff's office said. It was unclear if he used a getaway vehicle, deputies said.

The suspect is described as a black man, about 5-foot-9 and 185 pounds and about 35 years old. He wore blue jeans, a green military-type jacket, silver-framed glasses and carried a blue steel handgun, officials said.

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