DARTMOUTH, N.S. -- Halifax Regional Police are investigating after an alleged armed robbery in Dartmouth Friday night that left a business owner injured.

The 65-year-old man told police three men, wearing masks, had a firearm when they entered the store on Portland Street shortly after 9 p.m.

The suspects made off with cash and property.

Police say the business owner was assaulted and suffered non-life threatening injuries.

He was taken to hospital for treatment.

The suspects fled the store, and the incident remains under investigation.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 13, 2021.