Man robbed at gunpoint this morning

September 24, 2004|by PEPPER BALLARD

A man asking for a cigarette this morning allegedly showed a handgun and robbed another man in the area of Washington and Antietam streets, according to Hagerstown Police Department Sgt. Curt Wood.

At about 3:52 a.m., the 24-year-old victim stepped outside and was approached by two white men and a white woman, Wood said in a news release.

A white man wearing a gray sweat suit then asked the victim if he could have a cigarette, but the victim told him that he didn't smoke, Wood said.

The robber then demanded all of the victim's money while showing a black handgun, Wood said in the release. He said the victim handed over an undisclosed amount of money.

The robber is described as a white male, who is about 18 years old, about 5 feet 11 inches tall with a skinny build, wearing a gray sweat suit.

The two people who had accompanied him are described as a white man, who is about 18 years old, about 5 feet 10 inches tall with a heavier build and a white woman, who is about 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighs about 120 pounds.

Police ask anyone with information on the robbery to call the Hagerstown Police Department at 301-790-3700, ext. 234.

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