The Maryville Public Safety Department has released surveillance photos taken during an armed robbery at a Maryville convenience store earlier this week with the hope of identifying the suspect.

Police said the City Star convenience store was robbed at gunpoint early Tuesday morning in Maryville.

MPS is asking for help identifying the suspect in the photos provided. The suspect is believed to be a black man in his late teens to early twenties.

The gun used in the robbery is described as a black semiautomatic. The suspect wore a tight white face cover and dark Nike pullover with light colored stripes.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Maryville Public Safety at 660-562-3209.