UIC officials warn of armed robbery near campus

Officials at the University of Illinois at Chicago sent out a crime alert to students today after a male student was robbed for his backpack at gunpoint off campus.
About 11:25 p.m. Wednesday a male student was walking on the 700 block of South Laflin Street when he saw two males exiting a red SUV located in the south alley of Lexington Street, according to the alert.
 One of the males was carrying a semi-automatic handgun and approached the student, demanding his bag, officials said.
 The student dropped the bag and the second male picked it up. The robbers then fled the scene, officials said.
 The suspect with the handgun was described by police as a black male, 20 to 23 years old, about 5 feet 6 inches tall and 160 pounds. He had braided black hair and was last seen wearing a dark baseball cap with white trim, a dark hoodie and blue jeans.
 The second robber was described as a black male, 20 to 23 years old, about 5 feet 6 inches tall and 160 pounds. He was wearing dark clothing.
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