Police in Halifax are searching for a suspect in an attempted robbery Saturday evening.

Around 6:30 p.m., a man entered the Subway restaurant in the 1500 block of Argyle Street.

He demanded money and said he had a gun, though no weapon was seen.

Other customers came in and he left on foot. Nothing was taken.

He is described as a white man between 40 and 50 years old with a medium build and white hair. He was wearing a dark hoodie and sweatpants at the time of the crime.