An employee of a Dartmouth business was allegedly assaulted by two suspects in what police describe as an attempted robbery on Tuesday night.
Halifax Regional Police responded at around 10:30 p.m. to the 300-block of Windmill Road. A female employee said she was locking up the business when she was approached by two men.
One of the men was brandishing a firearm, police say.
Police say the woman was assaulted, but the two suspects ran away when the woman cried out for help.
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She was taken to the QEII Health Sciences Centre where she was treated for non-life-threatening injuries.
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Both suspects are described as white men, six feet tall and wearing black hoodies. One of the men had a plastic mask on and was also wearing black pants.
Anyone with information is asked to call police at 902-490-5020 or to submit a tip anonymously through Crime Stoppers.
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