Victim shocked with energy weapon during rideshare robbery: Police

Two men were attacked and robbed in a rideshare on Circle Drive on Wednesday, and one of them was shocked with an energy weapon.

According to police, the two male victims were sharing a ride with a male and female acquaintance, but while the vehicle was on Circle Drive near Avenue C, the male acquaintance “produced a conducted energy weapon and demanded the victim’s property.”

Police said a fight ensued, and one of the victims was shocked.

“Both victims then escaped the vehicle before it drove away,” police said.

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Officers soon found the rideshare vehicle in the area of Confederation Drive and Laurier Drive. Police performed a traffic stop, and the two alleged robbers were arrested.

Both have been charged with robbery, possession of a weapon to commit a crime, carrying a concealed weapon, and possession of a prohibited weapon without a licence. They were also both found to be wanted on outstanding warrants.

The driver of the rideshare wasn’t charged, police said.

The case marks the second rideshare robbery in the city this week. On Monday, a rideshare driver was injured after he was attacked and robbed by a pair of women.