A bystander was injured during an armed robbery at Food Basics on Notre Dame Avenue around 9:30 a.m. on Nov. 3, Greater Sudbury Police reported.
The male suspect was armed with a knife and attacked a bystander who tried to intervene. The bystander sustained non-life-threatening injuries to the hand and face. The suspect was caught a short time later at the Shell gas station just up the road from Food Basics.
Police say the suspect stole cash from a cash at the store. The suspect was taken into custody without incident. He is being treated in hospital for injuries he received during the robbery.
Both the Food Basics and gas station were closed after the robbery and subsequent arrest. The Food Basics, however, reopened around 11:15 a.m. The gas station reopened at 2 p.m.
Police say the incident is still under investigation.
