Robbery suspect sought

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Columbus police are looking for the last of the trio of suspects who held five people, including two small children, at gunpoint during a takeover-style hold up of a West Side restaurant supply store Sunday afternoon.

Police say the three men robbed the Restaurant Depot at 270 N. Wilson Road just before 4:45 p.m. During the robbery, investigators say five people including two small children were held at gunpoint.

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Police are looking for this man in connection with an armed robbery Sunday. -Photo courtesy Columbus Div. of Police

Officers responded and arrested one suspect, described as a juvenile at the scene and a second juvenile suspect a short distance away.

Both have been charged with three counts of aggravated robbery and five counts of kidnapping, police said.

The third suspect was not apprehended and remains at large.

Anyone with information regarding the suspect is encouraged to call either the Columbus Police Robbery Unit at 614-645-4665 or anonymously through Central Ohio Crime Stoppers at 614-461-8477.