Sarnia police are appealing to the public for information after a robbery and assault that saw a heavy police presence in the area of London Road and the Howard Watson Nature Trail on Friday.
Police said they were called to a heavy disturbance in the area involving a number of people.
Investigators were given initial information that a victim had allegedly been stabbed and one of the suspects was possibly in possession with a firearm.
It was later found that a man had not been stabbed but they were sent to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
Police said the three suspects left the area using the Howard Watson Nature Trail.
City police initially reported the incident on X, formerly Twitter, at 3:52 p.m. Residents were asked to avoid the area.
An update posted to social media at 5:19 p.m. said the area had reopened to the public.
Police did not release suspect descriptions but said it will be released once it becomes available.
Anyone with information or who may have been driving in the area at the time and captured it on dash-cam are asked to contact the Sarnia Police Criminal Investigations Division at 519-344-8861 ext. 5300 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
-With files from Lindsay Newman
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