UWF student robbed at gunpoint

Bethane Sevcech
Assistant News Editor

A female student was robbed at gunpoint Sunday outside of the Village West Apartments, according to crime reports. The student, Raby Valerie, was standing outside of the apartment's Building D at the time of the incident.
At 11:09 p.m., an unidentified male tapped the victim on her shoulder. The male may have been carrying a .25 caliber, semi-automatic handgun.
Reports claim the suspect began to pull on Valerie's book bag then began to scream and eventually let go of the bag.
Valerie fell to the ground after she let go of the bag. According to Police Sergeant David Faircloth, the student victim received minor scratches from the fall.
Witness Maximilian Metzger heard screaming and went to the scene of the crime. According to reports, Metzger noticed the unidentified suspect leave in a car with three other males.
The males were identified as two black males, one white male, and one Hispanic male. According to Faircloth, the male suspects may have been riding in a Mazda 626 LX.
During the investigation, Faircloth said that the county's sheriff department has also been informed of the incident, although there is no indication of similar armed robberies in the county.
Faircloth as well as other campus police officers have reason to believe the suspects are not UWF students.
The UWF Police Department suggests that students be aware of what is going on around them when walking to and from class. Faircloth suggests students walk with others and not ignore screams.
While the police department is taking the armed robbery seriously, so are students.
“ I don't lock my door, but I may now,” said legal studies major, Chris Olson.
Other students are not very surprised that the robbery took place at all.
“ I figured it would happen. It is bound to on a college campus,” said freshman, Matt Peterson.
The University police hope to catch the suspects, so that justice may be served.