A convenience store at 32nd and State Avenue was robbed about 4:30 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 5, according to a social media post by the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department.
A suspect entered the convenience store and started putting items into his pocket, according to the report. When the clerk confronted him, the suspect threw hot coffee on him.
The clerk chased the suspect outside and temporarily detained him until the suspect punched the clerk and lunged at him with a screwdriver, police stated.
Then the suspect fled on foot, according to police.