ST. LOUIS • The wife of Governor-elect Eric Greitens was robbed at gunpoint Monday night as she left a restaurant in the Central West End and police said three suspects are in custody.

The governor-elect released a statement shortly before 10 p.m. that said his wife was safe but shaken after being robbed not far from the couple’s home.

“We are grateful for the men and women of law enforcement,” the statement said. “Their response was swift and skilled, and we thank God for their presence tonight.”

The robbery happened shortly after 6 p.m. near Cafe Ventana, a restaurant just west of the campus of St. Louis University.

Sheena Greitens was sitting inside her vehicle in the parking lot of the restaurant when her car door was suddenly opened by a suspect, police said.

The suspect pointed a gun at Greitens and demanded her property, police said. Greitens gave the suspect her laptop and cellphone.

She saw several men or boys running from the scene, police said.