VIDEO: Police looking for suspects following assault at Mississauga gas station
Published October 9, 2020 at 7:04 pm
Police are appealing to the public for help in identifying two suspects wanted in connection with an assault involving a weapon that took place at a gas station in Mississauga.
Peel police say that around 12:30 am on Saturday, July 4, 2020, the victim was working in a gas station in the Eglinton Ave. E. and Tomken Road area when two male suspects entered the store and ignited a roman candle firework.
Police allege that one suspect ran towards the victim and began to aim the firework at him while the second suspect filmed the entire event on a cell phone.
Police say the victim suffered minor injuries.
According to police, the first suspect is described as a Black male in his late teens who has long black hair. He was seen wearing red shoes, black pants, and a dark blue shirt with yellow Nike writing. The second suspect is described as a Black male in his late teens with long black hair. He was seen wearing black Nike flip-flops and light blue jeans.
A video of the incident can be seen below:
Anyone with information that may have seen the incident on social media or has information in identifying the two suspects is asked to call investigators at the 12 Division Criminal Investigation Bureau at (905) 453–2121, Ext. 1233.
Photo and video courtesy of Peel Regional Police
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