KIRKWOOD • Police here are looking for a man who robbed a woman at gunpoint Monday afternoon.

The woman, who is in her 70s, was leaving a business in the 100 block of West Jefferson Avenue about 2:30 p.m. Monday when a man approached, police said.

The man showed her a handgun and demanded her purse, police said. The woman gave up her purse but was still knocked to the ground. She was otherwise unhurt.

The gunman left in a gray, extended-cab, 4-by-4 pickup with tinted windows, police said. The victim called police, who searched the area but didn't find the man or the truck.

The gunman is described as white, 35-45, about 6 feet tall, heavy set and balding with reddish hair and short facial hair.

Anyone with information is asked to call Kirkwood Police Detective Sean Conners at 314-984-6914 or the Kirkwood Police Department at 314-822-5858.