Three youths are in custody in connection with a carjacking in St. Vital on Monday afternoon.
Winnipeg police say a 62-year-old was exiting his 2017 Toyota Sequoia shortly after 3 p.m. on Monday, when three youths jumped in and struck him with the car door as he attempted to intervene. The suspects fled the scene in the victim's vehicle before police arrived. The victim was uninjured.
Later that evening, shortly after 11 p.m., officers spotted the stolen vehicle in Old St. Vital and pulled it over near Coniston Street and St. Mary's Road.
Police arrested two 17-year-olds and one 14-year-old boy. A folding knife was seized from one of the suspects.
All three boys are facing robbery charges. The 17-year-old carrying the knife is also facing a weapons-related charge. He remains in custody.
The other two boys were released by way of undertaking and appearance as mandated by the Criminal Code.