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Armed robbery at downtown Kelowna drugstore caught on camera

Armed robbery at downtown Kelowna drugstore caught on camera | iNFOnews.ca
A lone male suspect in his mid-20s robbed a drug store near downtown Kelowna Tuesday evening. Google Streetview

KELOWNA – An armed robbery near downtown Kelowna Tuesday evening has police asking the public for help in locating a lone male suspect.

The suspect, a dark-skinned male in his mid-20s, entered the Peoples Drug Mart off Harvey Avenue just before 6 p.m. on June 9, Const. Jesse O'Donaghey says in a release. The man produced a firearm and demanded money before fleeing on foot with an undisclosed amount of cash.

RCMP set up a containment area while a police service dog searched for the man.

Video surveillance footage shows him to be roughly 5’8” with an average build and wearing a black hat, blue shirt and shorts.

Anyone with any information is asked to contact the Kelowna RCMP, Const. Steve McBride at 250-762-3300. Remain anonymous by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477, leaving a tip online at www.crimestoppers.net or by texting your tip to CRIMES (274637) ktown.

To contact the reporter for this story, email Adam Proskiw at aproskiw@infonews.ca or call 250-718-0428. To contact the editor, email mjones@infonews.ca or call 250-718-2724.

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Adam Proskiw

Adam has lived in B.C. most of his life. He was born in the Caribou, grew up in the Okanagan, went to university on Vancouver Island and worked as a news photographer in Vancouver. His favourite stories incorporate meaningful photography and feature interesting, passionate locals. He studied writing at UVic and photojournalism in California. He loves talking tractors, dogs and cameras and is always looking for a good story.


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