Wife of Gov.-elect Greitens robbed at gunpoint

Gov.-elect Eric Greitens' wife was robbed at gunpoint last night after she left a restaurant in the Central West End neighborhood of St. Louis.

Greitens released a statement just before 10 p.m. saying his wife Sheena was shaken after being robbed not far from the couple's home but not injured.

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

According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, the robbery occurred 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 when her car door was opened by a suspect. She gave the suspect her laptop and cellphone when a gun was pointed at her, police say.

When police arrived on the scene, they found another man's car had been broken into and his cellphone was taken. The man tracked his cellphone, which led officers to the suspect. After attempting to stop the vehicle, the vehicle was involved in an accident.

Three male teenagers got out of the car and fled from the scene on foot before they were taken into custody, police said. The suspects are ages 14, 15 and 19, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

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