Robbery on Murray Street – suspect to identify

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, September 24, 2019    1:25pm

 (Ottawa) — The Ottawa Police Service is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a male suspect in a robbery that occurred on August 27, 2019 at 10:15pm in the 200 block of Murray Street. 

Two male suspects met the victim who had agreed to sell a few items, and a dispute ensued. 

One suspect began to punch the victim; and the second suspect brandished a knife and stabbed the victim. The suspects took the items and fled the area. 

One suspect has been identified as a 22 year old male and the other suspect is still unknown at this time. 

The unknown suspect is described as a Black male in his twenties. He was wearing a black Adidas style jacket at the time of the incident (see attached pictures). 

Anyone with information regarding this robbery, or any other robbery, is asked to call the Ottawa Police’s Robbery Unit at 613-236-1222, ext. 5116. 

Anonymous tips can be submitted by calling Crime Stoppers toll-free at 1-800-222-8477 or at crimestoppers.ca. 

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