Police search for suspect after attempted tobacco shop robbery

A suspect remains at large after an attempted robbery at a tobacco shop in Hallwang-Mayrwies in the Flachgau district early Tuesday evening, ORF reported, citing Salzburg State Criminal Police Office.

A helicopter searched for the suspect, covering the nearby Salzburg districts of Gnigl and Langwied and the area from Heuberg to Bergheim-Lengfelden. A crime-scene team is examining the shop for evidence.

Investigators have not yet established whether the suspect was armed. Police are treating the incident as an attempted robbery.