PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — Police are looking for three men who robbed a group of people at gunpoint in Center City early Sunday morning.
Around 3 a.m., officials said three masked men dressed in black pulled up to 15th and Locust streets in a gray Hyundai and hopped out. They approached three people — ages 27, 35 and 36 — who were chatting outside a bar and ambushed them.
Police said two of the suspects had handguns, and the third was armed with an AR-15-style rifle. Part of the incident was caught on video.
The robbers ordered the three people to get to the ground, but only two complied. According to police, one of the thieves pistol-whipped the third person.
The suspects took phones, watches, keys, wallets, IDs and an undisclosed amount of money.
Police said the three men fled south on 15th Street in the gray Hyundai driven by a fourth person. Detectives said they found the car, which was stolen out of Cheltenham last week. Crime scene officers are processing it.
Capt. Anthony Ganard said they don’t know if the victims were targeted, and there haven’t been any other similar robberies in Center City.
Police say the masked gunmen hopped out of a gray Hyundai
Police say the masked gunmen hopped out of a gray Hyundai
