WATSON - Deputies are searching for a person who robbed a business at gunpoint in Livingston Parish.

The hold-up happened Jan. 14 at a Dollar Tree in Watson, according to the sheriff's office. Surveillance cameras showed the masked, hooded robber walking into the store and pulling out a handgun before demanding money from a cashier.

The person was seen fleeing the area in a dark-colored compact vehicle.

Anyone with information on the crime is asked to contact the sheriff's office at (225)686-2241.