RCMP seek suspect in Drumheller gas station assault on youth

Drumheller RCMP are seeking a man accused of striking a youth with a stick during an altercation at a Shell station. The youth sustained minor injuries, and police are asking anyone with information to contact them or Crime Stoppers.

CTV News Calgary has reported:

Drumheller RCMP are looking for a man accused of hitting a youth with a stick at a gas station this past summer. The assault occurred at the Shell station on Second Street East at 1:15 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 16.

“There was a verbal altercation between the suspect and youth, and the suspect hit the youth with a large stick,” Drumheller RCMP said in a Thursday news release. The youth suffered minor injuries.

Police described the suspect as a heavyset man, approximately 50 years old, with a white beard. He was wearing a white and black baseball cap, a red jacket, a grey shirt, blue jeans and black and white Nike sneakers.

Anyone with information about the incident or who knows the suspect’s identity is asked to call the Drumheller RCMP Detachment at 403-823-2630. Tips can also be submitted anonymously through Crime Stoppers.