Currency exchange service in Ottawa Canada hit by armed robbery attempt

On Tuesday January 23, 2018 a cryptocurrency exchange with a brick and mortar office in Ottawa, Ontario Canada had 3 suspects armed with handguns tie up four employees, one of whom would later need medical attention after being pistol whipped.

At 10:55 a.m. three suspects gained entry to Canadian Bitcoins on Concourse Gate and armed with handguns tied up four employees and demanded them to complete a cryptocurrency transaction.

A fifth employee, who remained unseen in an office, contacted police, and the suspects fled empty-handed.

One 19 year old suspect was arrested without incident and two others are still at large.

Jimmy St-Hilaire, 19, was scheduled to appear in court Wednesday on charges including five counts each of robbery, pointing a firearm and forcible confinement plus wearing a disguise and conspiracy to commit an indictable offence. He also faces charges that he carried a concealed weapon and had a loaded gun to commit a crime while banned from having firearms.

The two suspects at large are described as black men. Police also want to talk to a “person of interest” who was inside the business when the suspects arrived.