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An investigation continues into a robbery of a ride-sharing driver in Kanata last month after a suspect, as well as two of three persons of interest, turned themselves in to police Thursday afternoon.

The Ottawa police robbery unit on Thursday released a crystal-clear photo of three young people allegedly present at the time of an altercation Aug. 11 in which cab riders allegedly attacked a ride-sharing driver.

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According to police, a group of young people, six males and one female, contracted the ride-sharing service to pick them up from a bar at the Kanata Centrum on Roland Michener Drive at around 2:20 a.m.

They traveled only a short distance to the intersection of Terry Fox Drive and Hazeldean Road before trouble started brewing when, according to police, one of the males “became belligerent and then punched the driver.”

After landing a punch, the suspect left the vehicle and took the driver’s cellphone with him. The rest of the group then fled the vehicle, and the incident was reported to police.

There were no injuries.

Following the release of the photo, two of the three people in the photo went to Ottawa police HQ for questioning. The third person was also IDed and questioned.

“At this time no charges have been laid and the matter remains under investigation,” police said in a release Friday.