COLUMBUS, Ohio — A man attempted to hold up a west side store on Thursday night, but he fled after the clerk raised questions about his weapon.

The attempted robbery occurred at a Family Dollar store on Sullivant Avenue.

According to police, a man armed with what appeared to be a handgun entered the store and demanded money.

The clerk apparently did not believe the gun was real and told the man to leave the store. He left without taking any cash. The store's surveillance camera captured images of the man.

Anyone with information about the incident was asked to call police.

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