The child entered the Dollar Tree at 3243 Paxton St. around 5:06 p.m. Monday, June 29, while brandishing a fixed-blade knife and demanded money from an employee, Swatara Township Police said.
Other employees rushed to defend their co-worker and managed to subdue the boy until officers arrived. During the struggle, one employee was stabbed multiple times and required medical treatment, police said. Authorities did not release the employee's condition.
Officers interviewed multiple witnesses at the scene before taking the juvenile into custody.
The boy has been charged with:
- Robbery
- Aggravated Assault With A Deadly Weapon
- Possessing An Instrument Of Crime
He is being held at a secure juvenile detention facility pending court proceedings.
Because the suspect is a juvenile, police did not release his identity.
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