LAKE COUNTY, Fla. – Armed robbers targeted a casino in Umatilla around midnight on Thursday, according to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office.

In an arrest affidavit, deputies said that the armed robbery happened the Hot Seats gambling casino, located along State Road 19. It was reported at 12:45 a.m.

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Upon arrival, deputies said they learned that three men had fled the scene in a grey Hyundai, driving south on the highway.

According to witnesses, all three men were wearing black ski masks and armed with handguns.

“Just prior to the incident, a Black female was attempting to leave the business and opened the door, and within seconds, three Black males stormed in,” the affidavit reads.

Witnesses also said that one of the men pointed his gun at a security guard’s head,

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