Calgary police want to speak with witnesses of downtown robbery

Calgary police hope to talk to two people who witnessed a robbery downtown last week and stopped to help the victim.

On Sept. 22 after 11 p.m., a man in his 70s was walking near 6 Avenue S.W. and 7 Street S.W. when he was approached by a man and a woman “who demanded his jacket” at gunpoint.

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“The suspects grabbed the man’s arms and pushed him to the ground, striking his head on the pavement,” police said in a news release Monday.

“They took the senior’s jacket and fled.”

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The man was taken to hospital with minor injuries, police said.

If you witnessed the attack, contact the police non-emergency line at 403-266-1234 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.