Masked men rob Cedar Rapids convenience store at gunpoint

After displaying a handgun and hitting an attendant in the face, two masked men fled on foot from a southwest Cedar Rapids convenience store Tuesday night with a small amount of money from the store's register.

The two suspects, described as being of average height and build, wearing black clothes and black bandanas over their faces, entered the Kwik Shop at 3301 J St. SW at around 10 p.m. One suspect displayed a handgun and the other punched the attendant in the face. They then ran off to the north of the store.

The store employee was alone when the two entered and he did not require medical attention. Police say that the suspects did not verbally threaten him, they only told him to open the register.

Cedar Rapids police are still investigating the incident.