Essen · NW
Armed robbery at Essen grocery store
A masked man robbed a grocery store on Wolfsbankring in Essen on Thursday evening. At about 20:40, he threatened a cashier with a knife and demanded the money from the register. The cashier handed over a low four-figure sum.
During his escape, the man was followed and confronted near Preisstraße by a 47-year-old employee. The offender threatened the employee, who twisted his ankle and was injured while stepping back. Emergency personnel treated him at the scene. The suspect had not initially been found.
Source: www.presseportal.de
Documented information
- Incident date
- Confirmed fatalities
- Not separately confirmed
- LocationView on map
- Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia
- Category
- Robbery and extortion
- Injury information
- Injury reported
- Confirmed injured persons
- 1
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