PORT ARTHUR — Port Arthur Police are investigating an armed robbery.
Police said a man with a gun approached two women sitting in a car in the 1700 block of Duff Drive in Port Arthur and demanded their possessions around 1 a.m. Dec. 29. The owner of the home where the women had parked outside came out of the house and the man pointed the gun at her as well.
The suspect took their possessions and ran north, then fired a shot in the air, police said.
The incident is still under investigation.
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