Man charged in Calgary gun store robberies

UPDATE: Court records obtained by CTV News show the man arrested was found not criminally responsible. As such, the article has been updated to remove his name.

Calgary police have arrested a man accused of robbing one gun store and attempting to rob another.

Officers were called to Proline Shooters II in the 1400 block of Ninth Avenue S.E. at around 10 a.m. on Monday after a man wearing a balaclava and armed with pepper spray entered the store and told employees he was there to rob them.

Police say an employee “grabbed the pepper spray out of the suspect’s hands” and “discharged it toward him.”

The suspect ran off, but investigators were able to locate him shortly after.

The accused, a 19-year-old, was charged with robbery, disguise with intent, resisting a peace officer and failure to comply with a release order.