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Portsmouth police investigating armed robbery at Hot Zone

Posted at 8:28 PM, Jun 11, 2016
and last updated 2016-06-11 20:52:33-04

PORTSMOUTH, Va. - Portsmouth police are trying to find two men who robbed a business Saturday afternoon.

It happened shortly after 4 p.m. at Hot Zone, located at 2616 Airline Blvd.

According to detectives, two men entered the business with handguns and demanded money from an employee.

The employee complied with the suspects' demands and the two men then ran away.

No one inside the business was injured.

The first suspect is described as a black man, about 6' tall with cornrows in his hair.  He was last seen wearing all black clothing and a bandana covering his face.  The second suspect is described as a black man, about 5’5” tall, wearing all black clothing with a bandana covering his face.  Both men were armed with handguns.

If you know who the men are, call the Crime Line at 1-888-LOCK-U-UP℠.