Police search for Florida man who asked clerk for 'anything that would kill 200 people'

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. – Police are searching for a Florida man who asked a Walmart clerk for a weapon "that would kill 200 people."

The Port St. Lucie Police Department sent out the advisory after the man visited entered the store Wednesday evening and made the request.

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WPTV reports the man asked the clerk, "Can you sell me anything (or a gun) that would kill 200 people?" 

When the clerk replied that the request wasn't funny, the man answered, "I know" and asked the same question.

The man is approximately 50-60 years old with gray-black hair and a goatee.

Anyone with information on the man's whereabouts is urged to call police at 772-871-5172.