After running errands, Ian McKay stopped at the Centex gas station on the Malahat to pick up parcels on his way back home.

Accompanied by his daughter and young granddaughter, the man left his car and walked into the building that doubles as a post office for nearby residents, at 5 p.m., Aug. 29. 

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Seconds later, McKay was held at knifepoint by the gas station clerk, who threatened to B次元官网网址渃ut him into pieces.B次元官网网址�

B次元官网网址淩ight away, he just flipped out and started swearing at me and telling me B次元官网网址楪et the f*ck out of my store,B次元官网网址橞次元官网网址� said McKay. B次元官网网址淚 was befuddled and I sort of stood back.

B次元官网网址淎ll of a sudden he comes out out from behind the counter and he pulls a big knife on us and starts threatening us. He starts saying, B次元官网网址業'm gonna give you a necklace and I'm gonna cut you into pieces.B次元官网网址橞次元官网网址�

McKay expressed feeling powerless and was especially concerned for his daughter, who had joined him minutes earlier, wondering what was taking so long.

B次元官网网址淚'm 63 years old, I have a broken leg, and I was standing there hobbling thinking B次元官网网址業 can't fight this guy,B次元官网网址橞次元官网网址� he said. 

Uttering violent threats at the father and his daughter, the worker pushed the two out of the store and into the parking lot while his granddaughter witnessed the incident from the car.

It's in the safety of their vehicle that McKayB次元官网网址檚 daughter called the police. As they waited for law enforcement, the clerk came out a few more times, circling the car, flailing his weapon, while shouting threats, according to McKay.

RCMP Cpl. Alex B茅rub茅 confirmed police forces apprehended a man at around 5:45 p.m. 

B次元官网网址淗e was arrested for assault with a weapon and released with a court date of Nov. 19, 2024,B次元官网网址� said B茅rub茅 in an email.

Black Press Media reached out to Centex PetroleumB次元官网网址檚 head office for some comments on the incident.

B次元官网网址淎s soon as we found out that this incident happened, we terminated the employment of that employee right away,B次元官网网址� said Apurav Bhalla, operations manager. B次元官网网址淲hat he did was totally unacceptable behaviour.B次元官网网址�

Despite the police intervention, the man showed up at the gas station the following day.

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Bhalla noted the long-time worker never had any record of violent behaviour.

Black Press Media requested the former employeeB次元官网网址檚 contact information from Centex and the gas station supervisor but was denied.

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Following the Aug. 29 incident, McKay experienced a traumatic response, recalling a life-changing event from four years earlier.

While helping a friend undergoing spinal surgery in Kamloops, McKay, his son, his brother, and his friend of the building where they were staying on March 28, 2020.

B次元官网网址淸The] guy stabbed my son in the neck that was behind me,B次元官网网址� McKay said. B次元官网网址淭hen he came up behind me and he sliced my throat. 

B次元官网网址淚 didn't even know the guy. I fell down in the hallway and my neck was completely cut from side to side.B次元官网网址�

Three days later, McKay woke up in the hospital with a wound requiring 58 staples to close. As he regained his senses, he learned that his assailant had killed his friend and stabbed his brother in the lungs, according to McKay. 

Although McKay survived the stabbing spree, the attacker severed a nerve in his arm, which left him unable to work as a carpenter ever since.

Upon learning the Malahat gas station clerk had been released pending his first court appearance, he said he couldnB次元官网网址檛 shake an omnipresent sense of unease.

"Since I live close by and know that the employee has my address, IB次元官网网址檓 hesitant to go pick up my mail," McKay said. B次元官网网址淚B次元官网网址檓 worried about my safety and my familyB次元官网网址檚 safety.B次元官网网址�

As the 63-year-old man continues to grapple with the aftermath of the incident, he hopes for a prompt response from the justice system. 

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