Man robbed at gunpoint in Downtown West
St. Louis police are investigating an armed robbery that took place Sunday evening in the city’s Downtown West neighborhood.
ST. LOUIS – St. Louis police are investigating an armed robbery that took place Sunday evening in the city’s Downtown West neighborhood.
According to a spokesperson with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, the robbery happened around 8 p.m. at the intersection of St. Charles and North 13th streets.
The victim, a 34-year-old man, told police he was sitting in his car and smoking when an unidentified man asked the victim for a smoke and then requested money.
When the victim refused, the unknown man took out a gun, got in the passenger side of the car, and announced a robbery.
The 34-year-old said he handed the armed suspect money and a backpack.
Police said the 34-year-old noticed a second man standing nearby to act as a lookout. After the robbery, the two suspects got into a white Cadillac Escalade and drove off.
The victim was uninjured during the robbery.
Anyone with information on this investigation is asked to contact the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department at 314-444-2500.
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