CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KFVS) Capaha Park draws a lot of visitors, and if the thought of an armed robbery happening there makes you nervous, you are not alone.

One adult, three juveniles arrested after armed robbery near Capaha Park

But police say what happened last week was planned out.

“This is not a random incident; this is what they decided to do.”

Lieutenant Brad Smith with the Cape Girardeau Police Department said armed robberies usually don’t happen at Capaha Park.

And he said the one that happened last Thursday didn’t happen by chance.

“This particular incident here, all parties knew each other, and they chose to come to one of our parks--this one in particular,” Smith explained.

“My wife and I take our kids here quite often,” said park guest Austin Akers.

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