Further investigation into the possible abduction led police to a 24-year-old victim who was found safe. He'd been robbed, but not abducted.

Regina police say a previously reported possible abduction that occurred in the city’s north end on the afternoon of July 23 was not an abduction, but rather a robbery.

According to police, officers were sent to a parking lot in the 400 block of Albert Street where a person had reportedly been abducted at gunpoint just after noon.

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According to the original report, a person got out of a car with what appeared to be a gun and pointed it at the driver of another car. The driver was forced into the first car with the suspect. Both cars then drove away. No shots were fired.

Further investigation led police to a 24-year-old victim who was found safe. He had been robbed, but had not been abducted police said.

The robbery is still under investigation and anyone with information should contact Regina police at 306-777-6500 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.