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San Francisco Laurel Heights Business Robbed At Gunpoint

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) -- A business was robbed at gunpoint in San Francisco's Laurel Heights neighborhood on Wednesday evening, police said Thursday.

The robbery was reported at 7:02 p.m. at a business in the 3200 block of Geary Boulevard.

Two suspects entered the building and one pointed a handgun at an employee while demanding money, according to police.

The victim opened the register and handed an undisclosed amount of cash to the suspects, who then locked the victim in a back room and fled, police said.

The suspects, two men described as being in their early to mid 30s, had not been found as of Thursday morning, according to police.

Anyone with information about the robbery was encouraged to call the Police Department's anonymous tip line at (415) 575-4444 or send a tip by text message to TIP411.

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