WINSLOW — A convenience store clerk has been hospitalized with a gunshot wound following an armed robbery in Winslow on Jan. 16. According to the Winslow Police Department, the suspect entered the Winslow Circle K located at 524 W. Third St. at 12:36 a.m., brandishing a weapon and demanding money. The weapon discharged and a bullet struck clerk Daniel Joseph Von Spiegel, 30, of Winslow in the face. Von Spiegel was transported to Flagstaff Medical Center and was listed in stable condition following the incident.
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Later that same day based on an anonymous tip, the Winslow Police Department Criminal Investigation Division, with the assistance of the Navajo County Major Crime Apprehension Team and the Arizona Gang Immigration Intelligence Team Enforcement Mission, arrested Joseph G. Smith, 36, of Winslow for armed robbery and attempted first-degree murder in connection with the robbery. Smith was booked into the Navajo County Jail.
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A GoFundMe page has been established to assist Von Spiegel with the cost of multiple surgeries due to the injuries he sustained. To contribute, visit https://www.gofundme.com/friends-and-family-of-daniel-von-spiegel.
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