Man robs Chinatown bank with a spray bottle, police say

By adamg on Fri, 01/13/2023 - 9:27am

Boston Police report arresting an Uxbridge man on charges he held up the Santander Bank branch at 61 Harrison Ave. in Chinatown shortly after 9 a.m. on Thursday.

Police say that Shawn Senay, 21, gave a teller a note demanding money. He then "pulled out a bottle from his pocket containing an unidentified liquid and began spraying it towards the teller," police say.

Police say he then ran away - only to be arrested later at the St. Francis House shelter, 39 Boylston St.

He was charged with armed assault to rob, police say.

Innocent, etc.

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