Police seek suspects in off-campus robberies
Off-campus robberies believed to be linked
Mason Brown
Staff Writer
A VCU student was among victims in two late-night robberies last week.
The student was walking toward the Randolph community when he was robbed at gunpoint a few blocks from campus.
The robberies took place Thursday around midnight. The first robbery occurred at 11:40 p.m. Wednesday at the 200 block of South Harrison Street when the student was approached by two men and robbed at gunpoint.
According to Richmond Police, the gunman fired what they think to be a warning shot into the air as they fled on foot.
The second robbery took place shortly after on the 1800 block of West Cary Street, this time with a getaway crew. The robbers matched the description of the first robbery by the victims, a man and a women walking along West Cary, with the addition of a male driver in a green, older four-door Honda.
Police are still seeking the robbers, who have been described as all being black males in their 20s between 5 feet, 5 inches and 5 feet, 8 inches tall. The robber wielding the gun was wearing a green and black hooded shirt and a black mask.
VCU Police released that the Honda was a Civic with the license plate XBY-8475.
Anyone with information can call Crime Stoppers anonymously at (804) 780-1000, VCU police at (804) 828-1234 or can text VCUTIP to 274637 anonymously.
