A 32-year-old man has been charged with firearms offences after a gun was pointed at multiple people at the Manning Crossing Safeway gas bar in Edmonton’s Clareview neighbourhood Monday morning.
Police say they received a call around 6 a.m. that a man was pointing a firearm at an employee before she locked herself in the gas station’s back room.
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The man pointed the gun at two other witnesses, whom police are now asking to come forward.
Police say they found Joey Benoit-Fiorta in the area and arrested him. He faces charges of possession of a restricted/prohibited firearm, pointing a firearm and possession of a weapon.
Anyone with any information about this incident is asked to call police at 780-423-4567 or #377 from a mobile phone. Anonymous tips can be sent to Crime Stoppers online or at 1-800-222-8477.