Elmira Police Release New Details of Armed Robbery

Elmira Police have released new details on an armed robbery they said took place yesterday in the city. Police said they responded to West Gray Street. The initial report was a person with a gunshot wound. Police later determined it was an armed robbery. A man was robbed of a cell phone by three suspects, one of the suspects displayed what appeared to be a handgun. The three then fled the scene. An airsoft gun was later recovered. No one was injured. The three suspects have been identified but due to the ongoing investigation their names are not yet being released. If you have any information in this case contact EPD at (607) 737-5626.