Employee stabbed during robbery in Milton
Halton police respond to an armed robbery at Freedom Mobile in Milton. (CTV News Kitchener)
A cell phone store employee was stabbed during an armed robbery Thursday night in Milton.
Halton Police were called to a Freedom Mobile store at 500 Laurier Ave. just after 7 p.m.
A man working at the store had been stabbed by three suspects who then fled the scene.
The employee was rushed to hospital with serious injuries, but is now in stable condition.
All three suspects were arrested later Thursday night in Mississauga.
A 46-year-old man and two 14-year-old boys are in police custody.
There's no word on charges yet.
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