Police are searching for two suspects wanted in connection with the armed robbery of a taxi driver Friday night in Pointe-aux-Trembles.
The robbery happened at around 9 p.m. behind an apartment building on Sherbrooke Street East and 47th Avenue, where the two passengers — a man and a woman, asked to be dropped off.
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Once behind the building, the man believed to be in his 30s, threatened the driver with a sharp object while the woman, thought to be in her 20s, took all the valuables in the vehicle.
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Montreal police spokesperson Daniel Lacoursière said at some point during the robbery, the male suspect stabbed the driver in the lower body before fleeing the scene.
The 53-year-old taxi driver was taken to hospital to be treated for non-life-threatening injuries.
The investigation continues.
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