Two men robbed a male pedestrian at gunpoint early Wednesday morning on the 4000 block of Locust Street, University Police reported Wednesday. University Police Sergeant Larry Salotti said they were unsure if the victim was a student or if anything had been taken from the victim. Police said they did not have any suspects as of last night. Salotti said the victim described the first assailant as approximately 20 years old, 5 foot 8 inches tall, and weighing about 160 pounds. He was last seen wearing a red sweatshirt with a hood. The second suspect was described as having a light complexion and as approximately 5 foot 10 inches tall and armed with a gun. The incident, which occured at approximately 1 a.m. on Wednesday at 4040 Locust Street, was the most recent in a string of gunpoint robberies reported in the University area over the past several weeks.
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