UPDATE: RCMP release sketch of one suspect in attempted gunpoint robbery

Mounties have released a sketch of one of the two suspects in an attempted armed robbery in Red Deer last week.

Mounties say it was at about 6:10 p.m. on May 10 when two male suspects approached a man as he sat in his car in the parking lot adjacent to the downtown tennis courts. The pair displayed a firearm and demanded he get out of his vehicle.

The man refused and began to drive away. One of the suspects struck his window with the firearm and the pair then fled on foot.

RCMP responded immediately and searched the area with the assistance of Police Dog Services, but did not locate the suspects.

“There were a number of other vehicles in the parking lot at the time of the attempted robbery, and RCMP are looking for any witnesses who might have seen something suspicious in the area at the time,” Red Deer RCMP Cpl. Karyn Kay says in a release.

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The first suspect is described as:

•         Aboriginal

•         Approximately 25 years old

•         5’8” tall

•         Clean shaven

•         Slender build

•         Wearing a light-coloured long sleeved shirt and pants

•         Carrying a firearm

The second suspect is described as: 

•         5’5” tall

•         Thicker build

•         Wearing dark clothing, a ball cap and a red bandanna with a yellow design over his face

If you recognized the man in the sketch or have any other information, call Red Deer RCMP at 403-343-5575, Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or report it online at www.tipsubmit.com.