Man in Scream mask pulls a gun in NT

A man wearing a mask from the movie Scream has pulled out a gun and threatened a man after a petrol drive off in Darwin.

The man in the mask filled up a car with petrol in Casuarina on Saturday morning and then drove off without paying, police say.

A male customer saw the incident and attempted to take down his number plate before the offender threatened him with a gun through the car window.