Winnipeg, Manitoba — Three youths were arrested after a pizza delivery driver was robbed at gunpoint outside a Victor Street apartment complex Wednesday evening.
According to the Winnipeg Police Service, officers responded just before 7:30 p.m. March 5 to the 500 block of Victor Street following reports of a robbery.
Police said a 26-year-old male delivery driver arrived at the location to drop off an order and met a female suspect outside the building who allegedly told him to wait. Moments later, two male suspects approached the driver, allegedly brandishing a handgun and demanding his pizza delivery bag before fleeing the area.
Officers located the victim shortly after arriving and confirmed he was not physically injured, police said.
Investigators later located and arrested one male suspect around 10 p.m. in the 400 block of Broadway, according to police.
Just after 11 p.m., with assistance from the Tactical Support Team and General Patrol officers, police arrested an additional male and female suspect at a residence in the 500 block of Victor Street.
Authorities said officers also seized a handgun believed to be a CO2-powered propelling gun.
Two 16-year-old male youths and a 16-year-old female youth are facing charges of armed robbery using a firearm, police said. The suspects were later released on undertakings.
The Major Crimes Unit continues to investigate.
The incident may raise safety concerns for delivery drivers and late-night workers across Winnipeg.
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