FLORIDA — Three Florida teenagers were arrested Friday in connection with an armed robbery at a Sarasota gas station earlier this week, according to the Sarasota Police Department.
Officers responded to a reported robbery around 10:30 p.m. Wednesday at a convenience store in the 3500 block of Fruitville Road.
When police arrived, a store employee told officers that three individuals entered the business and robbed him at gunpoint. Investigators said surveillance video shows one suspect walking behind the front counter and pointing a handgun with an extended magazine at the employee while cash was removed from the register.
At the same time, two other suspects were seen taking merchandise from store shelves before all three fled the scene on foot.
Police said a significant amount of cash and merchandise was stolen during the robbery.
Authorities identified the suspects as 18-year-old Christopher Woo-Piner, along with a 16-year-old and a 15-year-old. All three are facing felony charges of armed robbery with a firearm.
The investigation remains ongoing.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Sarasota Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division at 941-263-6070 or Crime Stoppers of Sarasota County at 941-366-TIPS (8477) to remain anonymous.
