Shreveport, La (KMSS) — Shreveport Police investigators are asking the public for help in identifying a gunman who robbed a business on Thursday.

At about 12:55 p.m., the bandit entered Easy Money Loans, located at 7013 Pines Road, and robbed the store.

The thief is described as a black male, standing 5'7" with a medium build, in his early 20's, wearing a blue hooded jacket and armed with a semi-automatic gun. Police say he took an undisclosed amount of money from the business, then left the scen in an unknown direction.

Crime Stoppers is offering a $500 reward for any information as to the identity of this suspect. Contact Crime Stoppers at 673-7373 or www.lockemup.org