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Winnipeg man charged in morning grocery store robbery

A Winnipeg police vehicle. Shane Gibson/Global News

A Winnipeg man is in custody after an armed robbery at a Portage Avenue grocery store Thursday morning.

Police said they were called to the store, in the 900 block of Portage, around 9:30 a.m., where they were told by staff that a man had been seen leaving the store with stolen merchandise, and pointed a handgun at employees who followed him outside.

The suspect, 29, was arrested near Minto Street and Wolever Avenue, where all of the stolen merchandise was recovered.

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Police said no firearm was located.

The suspect is facing multiple charges, including armed robbery using a firearm, possessing a firearm contrary to a prohibition order, pointing a firearm, possession of a weapon, and use of a firearm during the commission of an indictable offence.

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