The man entered Crown Fried Chicken, displayed a black handgun and demanded money before fleeing.
Police are searching for the man who robbed at gunpoint Crown Fried Chicken on Forest Avenue in Portland on Tuesday evening. Credit: Courtesy of the Portland Police Department

A man robbed a Portland restaurant at gunpoint on Tuesday evening.

The man entered Crown Fried Chicken on Forest Avenue about 5:25 p.m., displayed a black handgun and demanded cash before fleeing, according to Brad Nadeau, a spokesperson for the Portland Police Department.

He fled on foot north on Forest Avenue, Nadeau said Wednesday morning.

Nadeau described the man as white and standing 5-foot-6.

No additional information was immediately available.