Niagara Police have arrested one of four suspects accused of shooting a gas station employee in Grimsby, Ontario, during a robbery in early August. said to have been accused and prosecuted.
The 24-year-old Hamilton man, with the help of his OPP and parole enforcement team, was arrested on Friday at an address near Barton Street and Centennial Parkway, investigators said. Discovered.
The defendant is scheduled to appear in court on Saturday and faces five charges against him, including robbery and firing a firearm with intent to inflict bodily harm.
Three men allegedly robbed Petro his Canada at gunpoint on his South Service his road between Industrial Drive and Casablanca Blvd early on August 1st. .
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According to the Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS), the suspect broke into a gas station, confronted an employee, and demanded cash. Two were armed, one with a pistol and the other with bear spray.
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At around 4:30 am, a gas station employee who was trying to steal cash and cigarettes I ran around and was shot by one. three thieves.
"The shot missed an employee hitting a wall. There was no physical injury to the employee," an NRPS spokesperson said in an email.
The suspect then fled the scene, and it was believed he took off in a red Hyundai Elantra.
His two other suspects remain unsolved and have not yet been identified.
Both are armed and considered dangerous.
Police say an investigation is ongoing and anyone with information should contact the Niagara Police Department or remain anonymous throughCrime Stoppers. can be contacted.
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