A LONE female cashier had a gun pointed at her and was threatened during an armed robbery last night.
A masked man told the woman was told "give me the money or I will shoot you" during the night time raid at an Esso garage in Hatton.
The manager of the Uttoxeter Road service station said his staff member was unhurt but "very, very shaken" by the incident which saw the intruder get away with cash from the till.
He said the man walked into the shop at 10pm last night with a scarf over his face to shield his identity.
The manager, who only wanted to be named as Chris, said: "She told me he pointed a handgun at her and said 'give the money or I will shoot you'.
"It's quite a shocking thing to happen to us, I have worked here 12 years and been the manager for four of those and nothing like this has ever happened here before."
A spokesman for Derbyshire police said the robber fled with an unknown amount of cash. He said the weapon was not fired and no-one was hurt.
It is the second gun-related incident in Derbyshire in the past 48 hours.
On Wednesday night, a gunman opened fire on terrfied staff during a robbery at a bookmakers in Ilkeston.
Two masked men burst into the Coral shop, in Nottingham Road, and demanded cash from two members of staff.
In the chaos, one robber walked up to the counter and pointed a shotgun at the workmen, who fled into a back room. As they ran the gun went off, hitting a wall with the shot.
Both men then ran off empty-handed and are now being hunted by detectives.
Anyone with information about either incident is asked to call the police on 101.
