FALL RIVER, MASS. (WHDH) - A 25-year-old Fall River man accused of robbing a man at gunpoint Friday was apprehended with the help of several bystanders, police said.
Officers responding to a report of a person with a gun near the traffic rotary on North Main Street about 10:30 p.m. learned that a person in dark clothes and a ski mask had just approached a group of men and demanded cash while displaying a firearm, according to Fall River police.
When officers arrived, they saw three people struggling with a man on the sidewalk.
The suspect was identified as Quincy Sears, of Fall River.
Sears was still wearing the ski mask when officers arrived.
He is facing numerous charges including armed robbery, three counts of assault with a dangerous weapon, and intimidation of a witness.
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