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Domenic Myers Yancy, 20, of Lowell, was arrested and charged with armed robbery while make and assault with a dangerous weapon, Tewksbury police said.
Surveillance videos show Yancy running into Andy’s Convenience store on Woburn Street shortly after 8:30 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 19, Tewksbury police said.
He pulled out a Tec9-style gun with an extended magazine and demanded money and other items from the cashier, before running across Woburn Street and into a wooded area.
Yancy was arrested at a home at 12 Commonwealth Ave., in Lowell, around 6 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 2, Tewksbury police said.
An investigation by Tewksbury detectives revealed that the gun Yancy used during the robbery was a replica.
“This was a collaborative effort from all agencies involved who worked tirelessly since this robbery to get this person off the street,” Tewksbury Police Chief Ryan Columbus said.
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