CHICAGO (WLS) -- Thieves pulled a gun on a Northwest Side deli owner when he caught them in the act on Saturday morning, his wife and Chicago police said.

The co-owner of Tony's Italian Deli & Subs told ABC7 that her 68-year-old husband arrived at their Edison Park shop in the 6700-block of North Northwest Highway around 5 a.m.

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Police said he entered through the back, and he was met by three suspects who were stealing property. One of them took out a gun.

The man's wife said that suspect held a gun to her husband's head. She says the suspects took off with two registers.

Police said the suspects fled the scene in a dark-colored sedan.

No injuries were reported. No one is in custody, and area detectives are investigating.

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