Maplewood Storekeeper Shot in Armed Robbery, Cops Say

A shopkeeper was shot in the torso in an alleged armed robbery Monday afternoon at the MS & K Confectionary Store on Prospect Street, according to Capt. John Perna of the Maplewood Police Department.

A man entered the variety store, showed a handgun and demanded that the storekeeper open the cash register, said Perna. There was a struggle, and the man shot the shopkeeper in the torso then fled in an unknown direction, Perna said.

The shopkeeper was taken to University Hospital in Newark where he is listed in stable condition with non-life threatening injuries, said Perna.

There was no description of the man other than that he was wearing dark clothing. Perna said he could not release any other information at this time.

The MS & K Confectionary Store was broken into in August, and lottery tickets were stolen. 

The Maplewood Police Department Detective Bureau in conjunction with the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office is investigating the robbery. The Maplewood Police Department is requesting that anyone with information about the robbery to please contact the department at 973-762-1234.