‘Pepper spray’ robbers sought after attack at Shell gas station

Your help is needed after thieves attacked a Shell gas station employee in Yellowknife.

The attempted robbery took place at around 7am on Wednesday, April 22, at the Shell Station on Range Lake Road.

RCMP say one of the suspects, armed with a weapon that appears to be pepper spray, attacked an employee and then jumped behind the counter.

Both suspects fled before police arrived. It’s not clear if they managed to escape with anything of value.

Shell’s employee needed treatment for minor injuries in hospital.

If you have information on anyone in the surveillance photos on this page, which were provided by police, then they would like to hear from you. You can call Yellowknife RCMP at 867-669-1111 or Crimestoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

Surveillance footage of Shell robbery

Surveillance footage of Shell robbery

Ollie Williams
Ollie Williams
Hello! I'm the one with the British accent. Thanks for supporting CJCD. To contact me, you can email me, find me on Twitter or call (867) 920-4663.

Continue Reading

You may also like



cjcd Now playing play

- Advertisement -

Related Articles

- Advertisement -

Latest News

Final school in the territory tested for lead

Lead testing of the water at Chief Albert Wright School in Tulita has shown that one water fixture at the school has elevated lead levels.

Tłı̨cho government and GNWT hold meeting on mutual interests

The Tłı̨cho government and the Government of the Northwest Territories met on August 18 in Yellowknife to discuss areas of mutual interest.

RCMP creating temporary restricted airspace for exercise

The RCMP Federal Policing Northwest Region and RCMP Air Services are warning residents and aviation traffic of a Remotely Piloted Aircraft System operational trial exercise.

Temporary 911 outage planned for several communities

The Government of the Northwest Territories is advising residents of Gamètì, Łutsel K’e and Paulatuk of a telecommunications service disruption.

New fire spotted at Smokey Lake

One new fire has been located in the territory, according to the latest reports by NWT Fire. Warm and dry conditions are expected into the weekend, which may increase fire weather concerns in parts of the NWT.