Armed robbery, Toowoomba
Detectives are investigating an armed robbery of a service station at Southbrook, near Toowoomba, early this morning.
Shortly after midnight, two men arrived at the Gore Highway business in a dark-coloured Ford Falcon sedan.
One of the men was armed with a shotgun and discharged the weapon into the locked glass doors, causing a large hole.
The two men then forced their way into the premises before threatening the male employee and demanding money and cigarettes, which he complied.
The two men left the business with a sum of cash and cigarettes in a Ford Falcon towards Pittsworth.
The male attendant did not suffer any injuries as a result of the incident.
Police are appealing for anyone who may have witnessed the incident or has dash-cam vision from the area to contact police.
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