3 arrested in Kerman after armed robbery in Clovis

CLOVIS, Calif. ( KSEE/KGPE ) – Officers were actively in pursuit of three suspects who robbed two men outside a Target in Clovis Monday evening, the Clovis Police Department announced.

Police say just before 6:40 p.m. they responded to a Target parking lot near Clovis and Shaw for a report of an armed robbery.

Investigators learned three armed men approached two other men in the lot and stole personal property from them. The suspects then got in their car and drove away.

Officers reported a vehicle pursuit began in southwest Fresno for the armed suspects and went on just east of Kerman. The pursuit ended after the suspect vehicle got stuck in mud near an orchard.

Detectives say after a search for the suspects in the area, all three of them were arrested. At least two guns were recovered as well.

This is an ongoing investigation and more information will be released as it becomes available.

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