An employee at Don Julio in Forest Lake was shot in the abdomen Tuesday night during an armed robbery.
According to Forest Lake police, the robbery occurred at the Mexican restaurant at 816 Lake St. South around 11 p.m. A single male suspect came into the building, armed with a gun, and took an undisclosed amount of cash. The restaurant was closed at the time.
“Sometime during the robbery, shots were fired, and the employee was struck one time,” Forest Lake Police Captian Greg Weiss said.
The employee’s wound was not life-threatening, and he is current in stable condition at Region’s Hospital in St. Paul.
The robber took the cash and left the scene, and as of publication time he has not been found. The man’s identity is unknown, and police are asking the public to contact them with any possible information.
The robber was described as a white man around 19 years old with blonde hair about eight inches in length. He was wearing a white shirt. Police can be reached at 651-464-5877.