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Police looking for West End legion robbery suspect

Winnipeg police are looking for a man who robbed a West End legion at gunpoint Tuesday morning.

Police said the robbery happened just before 9 a.m. at Legion Branch # 1, 626 Sargent Ave.

A man carrying a firearm confronted an employee and fled with an undisclosed amount of cash.

Police searched the surrounding neighbourhood without success.

The suspect is described as about 5-foot-6 tall and weighing about 180 pounds.

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