A gas station clerk was stabbed during a robbery in west Edmonton Tuesday afternoon.

Edmonton police responded to a weapon’s complaint at the Canadian Tire gas station in the area of 162 Street and Stony Plain Road at approximately 3:10 p.m.

A man stabbed the clerk as he attempted to rob the gas station, EPS said.

The clerk was taken to hospital by a family member with undisclosed injuries. He was still in hospital Wednesday morning.

Justin Gambler was arrested in connection to the incident.

He faces charges of robbery, aggravated assault and possession of an offensive weapon.