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Police Search for Suspects in Armed Robbery on UGA Campus

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An armed robbery occurred Oct. 10 around 11:59 p.m. when two males approached the victim in the lower Russell Hall parking lot on the University of Georgia's campus, and police are still searching for the suspects.

The two, who were armed with handguns, asked the victim to borrow his phone and then immediately told him to get on the ground, according to a UGA Special Safety Update.

Though the victim was unharmed, police are still searching for the suspects who fled on foot. 

According to descriptions from the victim and video footage, both suspects are described as black males in their early to mid-twenties and approximately 6 feet tall with slender builds. 

In UGA's update, the following descriptions were also provided:

  • One of the males was described as having a dark complexion, short hair and short facial hair, wearing a dark blue or black long-sleeved T-shirt with a white design on the front, dark jeans with tears on the front and white shoes.
  • The second male was described as having a medium complexion, being clean shaven and wearing a dark grey hoodie style zip-up jacket, dark pants with a white stripe down the sides, grey beanie hat and white shoes.

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