The Regina Police Service (RPS) has charged two girls, ages 14 and 16, with theft and are looking for a third suspect in connection with an investigation.
RPS said multiple police units were called into a report of an ongoing robbery Tuesday around 7:15 p.m.
The incident occurred at a business in the 4700 block of Gordon Road in the Harbor Landing neighborhood of the city.
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Preliminary investigation indicates that a man was armed with what was believed to be a firearm and entered the business pointing the gun at two workers, demanding money.
The suspect obtained an undisclosed amount of cash and ran off. The store employees were not physically harmed.
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Police believe he got into a red vehicle that had two girls inside, who had entered the business earlier.
The two girls were arrested Wednesday. They cannot be appointed in accordance with the provisions of the Juvenile Criminal Justice Act.
They have been released and will make their next appearance in Juvenile Court on December 6.
Police are still searching for the third suspect, who is described as between 20 and 25 years old, is around six feet tall, weighs around 190 pounds with brown eyes and black hair. She wore her hair in short braids or dreadlocks with white tips.
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He was wearing a baggy gray sweatshirt and faded jeans at the time of the incident.
Anyone with information that could assist law enforcement in this investigation should contact RPS at 306-777-6500 or Regina Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).
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