Gulfport Police searching for suspect in armed robbery

Gulfport Police are searching for a man accused of holding up a shop at Premium Outlets at gunpoint.

Police were called to the outlet mall about 6:18 p.m. Tuesday about an armed robbery.

Detectives learned that a suspect, identified as 43-year-old Michael Shun Schaffran, entered the business and pointed a firearm at the victim, then ordered the victim to empty the cash register and place it in his bag. Schaffran then fled. before police arrived.

Schaffran is described as a white male, about 6 feet tall and 170 pounds with blue eyes and dark blonde hair. He also has multiple tattoos on his body.

According to the Harrison County jail docket, Schaffran had been released from jail on Monday morning after posting bond on a misdemeanor shoplifting charge in D’Iberville.

Anyone that has additional information regarding this incident or the whereabouts of Schaffran is urged to contact the Gulfport Police at 228-868-5959 or Mississippi Coast Crime Stoppers at 877-787-5898.