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Police are trying to nab robbers who allegedly fired a handgun, then used it to beat an employee into surgery during a heist at a Vanier marijuana dispensary last month.

Three disguised suspects walked into 613 Medicinals on Montreal Road at Lajoie Street around 12:50 p.m. on Feb. 17.

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One jumped a counter to access the back of the store, then opened the door for another suspect, police said. They allegedly demanded cash and “related products” and a struggle broke out between one suspect and one of the victims. A second victim tried to hide in the shop as one of the other suspects allegedly fired a gun.

The bullet didn’t hit anyone, but police said the victim was then assaulted using the gun, suffering injuries so serious he was rushed to hospital for surgery.

The suspects were last seen running south on Lajoie Street with an undisclosed haul. They may have used a dark-coloured vehicle, possibly a Chrysler Sebring or similar, in their escape.