Keeseekoowenin gaming centre robbed at gunpoint
RCMP investigating armed robbery of gaming centre near Shoal Lake
CBC News
Posted: Jan 29, 2013 4:22 PM CST
Last Updated: Jan 29, 2013 4:20 PM CST
Keeseekoowenin First Nation is located about 275 kilometres northwest of Winnipeg. (Google Maps)
Elphinstone RCMP are investigating after a man robbed a gaming centre at gunpoint on Jan. 24.
Police said a man wearing a balaclava and wielding a gun went into a gaming centre on the Keeseekoowenin First Nation around 11:30 p.m.
He demanded cash and cigarettes and took off after receiving them.
No one was injured in the robbery, and now Elphinstone RCMP and Brandon RCMP’s major crime unit are investigating.
Anyone with information is asked to call RCMP at 204-625-2138 or Manitoba Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
Keeseekoowenin First Nation is located about 275 kilometres northwest of Winnipeg.
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