Officers from the Gettysburg Police were dispatched to the Rite Aid Store at 231 West St., Gettysburg, on Tuesday shortly before 9:00 p.m. where they discovered a robbery that had just occurred.
Preliminary investigation revealed that two or three actors entered the establishment armed with pepper spray and physically forced employees to the rear of the store in front of the pharmacy area.
One of the actors entered the pharmacy area, physically assaulted the pharmacist, and demanded controlled substances. The pharmacist was forced to relinquish the requested item(s).
The actor sprayed the employees and the rear of the store with the pepper spray before running from the establishment. The actor(s) then fled the scene in an unknown direction in a white four door sedan, possibly a Subaru.
The police said that due to the introduction of the pepper spray, which is classified as an inflammatory agent, the Gettysburg Fire Department responded to the scene to ventilate the building.
National Park Service Law Enforcement also responded to assist at the scene.
The pharmacist who was assaulted was transported to the Gettysburg Hospital for treatment of injuries sustained in the crime.
The Rite Aid store was open for business on Wednesday morning.
Anyone who may have witnessed suspicious activity in the area or the robbery itself is asked to contact Gettysburg Borough Police at (717) 334-1168
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