Lexington County deputies are seeking a suspect in a string of robberies.
The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department says during the robberies, a man kept a hand in his pocket to make people think he’s armed. They believe all 6 robberies are linked.
A 7th robbery happened Sunday night in Richland County. 
The robberies happened at several locations within a few miles of each other in northwest Columbia in Lexington County:
Oct. 18 – Circle K, 2201 Bush River Rd
Oct. 20 – Speedway, 637 St. Andrews Rd
Oct. 21 – Spinx, 485 Piney Grove Rd
Oct. 21 – Pops, 441 Piney Grove Rd
Oct. 23 – CVS, 100 Outlet Pointe Blvd
Oct. 25 – Shell, 538 St. Andrews Rd
The locations are all off I-26 or I-20, near the interchange of those interstates.
Witnesses told investigators the suspect appears to be 25 to 35 years old.
The 7th robbery was at a Shell on North Main Street in Columbia and may also be connected, Lexington County deputies said. The Richland County Sheriff’s Department is investigating that case.