A post on Instagram allegedly shows two men who stole sneakers by force on Tuesday.
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WILKES-BARRE — City police said they are investigating a robbery involving two pairs of sneakers stolen by two men armed with a firearm on Tuesday.
Police said a man claimed he was meeting two men to sell two pairs of sneakers valued at $400 each.
The man met the two buyers in the area of 20 Susquehanna St. at about 5:30 p.m.
While the two buyers were trying on the sneakers, one of them displayed a handgun and demanded the sneakers, police said.
Police said the man grabbed the handgun that initiated a struggle. During the scuffle, the man said the handgun was aimed at him.
The man said the two men fled the area with the sneakers he later viewed them wearing on a post on Instagram.
Anyone who can identify either man in the picture is asked to call 911.