Police: 2 men sought in armed robbery at Huntersville Circle K

Huntersville police need help identifying two suspects in an early morning armed robbery at a convenience store on Tuesday.

Police were called to the Circle K in the 4500 block of Hylas Lane around 4:35 a.m. Tuesday. According to police, two men entered the business and demanded money. Both men carried black semi-automatic handguns, police said.

A limited description of the suspects was released, but one of the men was wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, gray Charlotte Hornets sweatpants, gray and white tennis shoes and a white mask over his face.

The second suspect was wearing a dark gray hooded sweatshirt, black pants, black backpack, and blue/white tennis shoes with a black ski mask over his face.

Anyone with information on the robbery is asked to call Huntersville police Lt. Andrew Dempski at 704-464-5400.

This story was originally published December 22, 2015 at 1:18 PM with the headline "Police: 2 men sought in armed robbery at Huntersville Circle K."