RCMP in Merritt are asking for help in identifying a suspect after an armed robbery with a knife at a convenience store early this morning, June 4.

Police say a suspect got into the 7-11 at the corner of Nicola Avenue and Voght Street around 2 a.m. this morning, and made off with an unknown amount of cash from the register.

No injuries were reported by the police.

The suspect is a skinny man, about five-foot-seven inches tall, weighing 160lbs. Police say was wearing a distinct blue hoodie with an indigenous headdress logo on it, blue jeans, and a paintball mask.

People with information pertaining to the suspect or the robbery are being told to contact the Merritt RCMP at 250-378-4262.