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Peterborough police seek suspect after pellet gun fired at convenience store clerk

Peterborough police accuse this man of entering a store and discharging a gun before fleeing on Feb. 20, 2023. Peterborough Police Service

Peterborough police are looking for a suspect after a firearm was discharged inside a convenience store on Monday evening.

According to the Peterborough Police Service, around 6 p.m., officers responded to a reported assault at a convenience store in the area of Chamberlain Street and Monaghan Road.

Officers learned a man had entered the store, pointed a firearm at a clerk and then fired it before fleeing. No items were taken.

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The clerk was struck in the face but did not require medical attention.

Police later determined the weapon was a pellet gun.

The suspect is described as white and having a thin build and standing approximately five feet eight inches tall. He was wearing red running shoes, a camouflage jacket, dark pants and a dark bandana with a white pattern over his face.

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Anyone with information is asked to call the Peterborough police’s Crime Line at 705-876-1122 ext. 555 or contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online at stopcrimehere.ca

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