Video shows teen robbed at gunpoint for his bike in Williams Lake

Williams Lake RCMP have released surveillance footage of an armed robbery at a skate park.

The incident happened on Feb. 22, at 4:40 p.m. at the Boitanio Skate Park.

Williams Lake officers were in the detachment parking lot when they were approached by a “frantic” young man who said his friend had just been robbed of his BMX bike at gunpoint.

The young men said a group of six males were in the park when the victim was approached by three of them. The suspect allegedly pulled out what appeared to be a silver-coloured hand gun held in his left hand and pointed it at the victim, telling the teen the bike was now his.

The bike is described as a red and black MacNeil BMX-style. The last five digits of the serial number are 82044.

The suspect is described as an indigenous man, approximately 5’9 tall, wearing a camouflage hoodie.

The other suspect the bike was handed too is also an indigenous man who was wearing a black and grey sweater.

In the surveillance footage below, the robbery can be seen at about the 9:30 mark:

The Williams Lake RCMP is asking anyone who may have witnessed this incident or have information on the suspect or location of the stolen bike to please call the local Detachment at 250-392-6211.