RCMP are looking for public assistance in identifying two males who robbed the Co-op Gas Bar in Blackfalds on Thursday morning.
Two suspects — believed to be teenagers — entered the store at about 6:40 a.m. with long-barrel firearms and pointed them at the store employees, demanding cash and cigarettes. The suspects left with an undisclosed amount of money and cigarettes, which were put in a black backpack.
They fled the scene in a dark-grey four-door vehicle, possibly a Mazda, last seen heading northbound on Broadway Avenue in Blackfalds.
The first suspect is described as 12-16 years of age , Slim buildWearing a red hoodie with a emblem on it containing a deer
The second suspect is 17-19 years of age, slim build and wearing a black Canada Goose jacket with a fur hood and black balaclava.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact the Blackfalds RCMP at (403) 885-3300. To remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers by phone at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS), by Internet at www.tipsubmit.com, or by SMS (check your local Crime Stoppers www.crimestoppers.ab.ca for instructions).
