Mounties seek public's help on Sunday night armed robbery file

The Prince Rupert RCMP  detachment is looking for the help of the public as they work an armed robbery file from Sunday evening which saw members dispatched to a convenience store at the corner of Fulton Street and Sixth Avenue West.

Mounties received the call at 6:47 PM Sunday immediately attending to the scene at Pa's Market, upon review of surveillance video, it was determined that the two suspects were male, having covered their faces with clothing.

A weapon, the nature of which was not disclosed by the RCMP was allegedly produced during the incident with both males then taking flight from the store with property and an undisclosed amount of cash.

There were no reports of injuries related to the incident, RCMP members believe that there were customers in the store at the time and hope that they will contact the detachment to assist in the investigation.

A convenience store at the corner of Sixth Ave West and Fulton
was the scene of an armed robbery on Sunday evening

If you were in the store at the time, or noticed something in the immediate area of the store at just before 7PM you are asked to contact the RCMP at 250-627-0700 or through CrimeStoppers at 1 800 222-8477.

Some background on the case file can be reviewed here.

For more items of note from Emergency responders see our archive page here.

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