Hamilton police are searching for three suspects who allegedly used a popular dating app to set up a meeting with a 20-year-old man they then robbed at gunpoint.
Police allege the suspects used a dating app on Friday to set up a meeting with the man for later that day.
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They say when the man arrived, he was attacked by three suspects and held at gunpoint.
Investigators allege the suspects then used his phone to make a financial transaction.
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Police say all three suspects are males believed to be in their late teens or early 20s.
They allege that earlier in the night, the same group also robbed a 26-year-old man they “randomly” met on the street, forcing him at gunpoint to his apartment where they stole a gaming station.
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