Miaoli: A Vietnamese university student surnamed Lª was arrested after allegedly robbing a convenience store in Miaoli County with a BB gun and stabbing a police officer in the jaw, according to the Miaoli District Prosecutors Office.
According to Focus Taiwan, the prosecutors have requested that Lª be formally detained pending a pre-trial investigation. The incident occurred early Friday in Zhunan Township, where the suspect allegedly shot a store clerk with a BB gun during a robbery at the store.
Later that evening, as police attempted to apprehend him, the suspect stabbed an officer in the jaw with a knife before fleeing, prosecutors said. Under the direction of Prosecutor Su Hao-hsiang, police located and arrested Lª around 6 p.m. Saturday in Hsinchu City’s Xiangshan District.
After questioning him on Sunday afternoon, prosecutors determined that Lª was suspected of aggravated robbery, assault, aggravated obstruction of a public official engaging in the performance of their duties, and attempted murder. The Miaoli District Prosecutors Office has petitioned the Miaoli District Court to detain the suspect, citing the seriousness of the alleged crimes and the risk of flight.
