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5 Shots Fired at Workers in Jewelry Booth Robbery

It happened at an indoor swap meet in Utah.

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1 year ago

April 11, 2023

INSTORE Staff

5 Shots Fired at Workers in Jewelry Booth Robbery

A suspect fired shots at a jewelry booth in West Valley City, UT.

A man wearing a mask fired five shots at employees while robbing a jewelry booth at an indoor swap meet in West Valley City, UT.

He entered the swap meet at about 6 p.m. on March 25 and went to a jewelry booth, according to a press release from the West Valley City Police Department. He took out a gun and began shooting toward employees, police said. He then took out a hammer, smashed showcases and took jewelry. (Scroll down to watch surveillance footage of the crime.)

KUTV reports that while no one was injured, “a worker inside the building was grazed by a bullet when the suspect fired shots.”

The suspect is described as 5 feet 8 inches to 6 feet. He wore all black clothing, a black beanie, tan boots, sunglasses, and an American flag bandana covering his face.

If you have information, contact the Jewelers’ Security Alliance at 212-687-0328 or jsa2@jewelerssecurity.org.

Watch the video:

Armed robbery surveillance video. Please call 801-965-5200 or email majorcrimes@wvc-ut.gov. Tips can be made anonymously. pic.twitter.com/VzQ6ELgmZP

— WVC Police (@WVCPD) March 29, 2023

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