A SHOPKEEPER was threatened at gunpoint at a fishmongers in Edgware this morning.

Police were called to Noshers Smoked Salmon in High Street Edgware at around 8.45am after two men threatened the victim with a handgun and demanded money.

The men fled empty handed and were last seen heading towards Manor Park Crescent.

The man who was carrying the handgun is described as black, five feet nine inches tall, stocky, with a small moustache and wearing a blue jacket with a hood.

The second man is described as black, six feet, clean-shaven and wearing a grey tracksuit.