Police respond to gas station robbery at knifepoint in Fort Myers

Police respond to an armed robbery at a 7-Eleven on Colonial Boulevard in Fort Myers Friday Sept. 10, 2021. Credit: WINK News.

Fort Myers Police Department responded to an armed robbery at a gas station, where people were held at knifepoint Friday night.

According to FMPD, police are on scene at a 7-Eleven gas station at 2265 Colonial Boulevard, where no one was injured after an unknown suspect held up at least one person with a knife before getting away.

There is no further information at this time.

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