THUNDER BAY – Police have charged a 35-year-old man with attempted murder after responding a report of a man being struck by a vehicle in a Wal-Mart parking lot.
Police, in a release issued on Thursday morning, said they received the call at about 11 p.m. on Wednesday night and arrived at the Arthur Street store to find a male victim with severe injuries. The vehicle involved was quickly located and identified the accused, who was still at the scene.
According to police, the victims were not known to each other, but during the course of their investigation they learned the accused had struck the victim with his sedan.
The accused, Sean Ryan Purdy, was arrested at the scene.
The suspect was charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault and operate a vehicle causing bodily harm.
Purdy appeared in court on Thursday and has been remanded into custody, expected to be back in court on Monday.
