Robbery reported blocks from Big Bend MetroLink stop

| Senior News Editor

Three individuals walking from the Big Bend MetroLink station toward Forsyth Boulevard were robbed around 8:25 p.m. Sunday evening, according to a crime alert sent to students two hours later.

The Washington University Police Department was unavailable to confirm whether the victims were students, but according to the report, the three individuals were passing the intersection of Big Bend Boulevard and Maryland Avenue—halfway between Forest Part Parkway and Forsyth—when two men who had been standing by the MetroLink entrance approached them.

One of the men allegedly told the group he had a weapon, and the victims said they were instructed to put their cash on the sidewalk, after which the suspects ran back toward the Big Bend MetroLink stop.

No one was reportedly injured, but the University City Police Department is looking for two black males, about 20 years old and of average height, according to the report.

A spokesperson from the University City Police Department could not be reached for comment.

Check back at studlife.com for updates as more information becomes available.

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