Robber wielding an axe threatens staff and customers at Duncan store

Robber wielding an axe threatens staff and customers at Duncan store
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File Photo.

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A suspect has been arrested after a scary incident at the Best Buy at Cowichan Commons in Duncan earlier this month.

North Cowichan/Duncan RCMP say that shortly after 4 p.m. on June 2nd, officers were called to the store.

Employees told them that a man walked into the store,  grabbed an item, then turned and ran out the door while yelling and wielding an axe threatening staff and customers.

Investigators apprehended 36-year-old Corey Wayne Boise within two hours of the incident and a related theft from a Canadian Tire store.

He is facing numerous charges including  Robbery, Possession of a Weapon for a Dangerous Purpose, Possession of a Controlled Substance and Theft.

Boise will next appear before a Duncan Provincial Court Judge on July 3rd.

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