Firearm discharged during vehicle chase after robbery in Hanover
Firearm was discharged from a white SUV that was being pursued by victim of robbery. Police in Hanover, Ontario, are investigating a robbery that involved three masked men holding a home at gunpoint and stealing several items. The suspects then fled in a white SUV driven by a fourth suspect. Following the robbery, one of the victims gave chase in their vehicle, following the white SUV southbound on 18th Avenue near John Diefenbaker school. During the chase, the suspects discharged a firearm at the victim’s vehicle to aid in their escape. No injuries were reported. The robbery is believed to have targeted the residence and the victims.
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Police in Hanover are investigating after learning of a robbery in the town on Oct. 15 in which a firearm was discharged at a pursuing vehicle as they fled.
Police investigators learned that on Oct. 15 at approximately 9:30 p.m., three masked men armed with a firearm entered a home and held the occupants at gunpoint while they stole several items from the victims. The suspects then fled in a white SUV being driven by a fourth suspect, it said in a news release from police. Following the robbery, one of the victims gave chase in their vehicle, following the white SUV southbound on 18th Avenue near John Diefenbaker school. During the chase, the suspects discharged a firearm at the victim’s vehicle to aid in their escape, police said.
It is believed by police that the suspects targeted the residence and the victims. No injuries were reported, the release said. “This firearm robbery is alarming for our community and the entire Grey Bruce region,” the release said. “Gun crimes are a significant public safety concern across Canada and although not common place, small rural communities are not immune to such violence.” Anyone with information on the suspects, believe they witnessed the chase or has surveillance cameras or dashcam footage of the noted areas from the evening of Oct. 15 is asked to contact Hanover police at 519-364-2411 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
Ämnen: Crime, Theft