SASKATOON — Several people have been taken into custody following an armed robbery in Saskatoon Friday morning.
At approximately 5:50 a.m., Dec. 30, Saskatoon police received a report of an armed robbery of a man and a woman while they sat in a vehicle at Avenue F North and 37th Street. An unknown male armed with a firearm had approached them and demanded their money.
Police say that after reporting the incident, the male victim was approached by a second male suspect, threatened with a shotgun and physically assaulted.
Police response included the Crisis Negotiation Team and the Tactical Support Unit due to the involvement of firearms. A number of people initially exited the residence following police instructions. After several attempts to contact the remaining people inside the residence and obtaining a search warrant, police were able to arrest an additional male and female from inside the home.
No one was injured during the incident.
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