Edmonton police are investigating after a man working at a 7-Eleven store was stabbed during a shoplifting incident early Monday morning.
The incident happened around 6:30 a.m. at the 7-Eleven location at 122 Avenue and 97 Street.
According to police, two people — a man and a woman — entered the store and attempted to shoplift.
![For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen.](https://globalnews.ca/wp-content/themes/shaw-globalnews/images/skyline/national.jpg)
Get breaking National news
When the 44-year-old clerk attempted to intervene, he was stabbed.
The clerk was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police said.
The suspects fled the scene and have not yet been located.
It’s believed there were two witnesses in the store at the time of the incident but left by the time officers arrived.
Police are hoping to speak with them. The non-emergency police line is 780-423-4567.
- Truck driver who killed 5 people while distracted on TikTok sentenced to 22 years
- Police probing bomb threats sent to multiple Jewish organizations, hospitals
- U.S. man fakes death to avoid paying child support, gets 6 years in prison
- Johnny Wactor death: 4 men charged in ‘General Hospital’ actor killing
Comments