WASHINGTON — Eight Catholic University students were robbed at gunpoint Thursday evening, after being approached by two men in a wooded area near the campus.
Police say one of the men had a handgun when the robbery occurred, at 5:50 p.m., in the 600 block of 600 Taylor Street, Northeast.
The students were told to hand over iPhones, credit cards, backpacks and other personal items, according to a Catholic University release.
No one was injured, and the suspects fled.
One of the suspects is described as a black middle-aged man, who’s 6 feet tall, about 250 pounds, who was wearing a blue bandanna over his face, and a black hoodie. Police say he was the one who was armed.
The second suspect is described as a black man, 6 feet tall, about 250 pounds, also wearing a black hoodie.
This story has been modified after Catholic University confirmed it was eight students not 10 who had been robbed at gunpoint.
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