Ann Arbor police investigating attempted armed robbery
Two men, one armed with a BB gun, tried to rob a man as he walked in Ann Arbor early Tuesday morning, Ann Arbor police said.
Ann Arbor police Lt. Renee Bush said a 21-year-old California man was approached from behind by two men at 4:35 a.m. Tuesday near South Forest Avenue and South University Avenue.
The man told police he felt someone put a gun to the back of his head and demand his wallet and cellphone.
Bush said the man fought back and was punched repeatedly by two men in the ensuing struggle. Eventually, the two suspects fled the area without getting any property from the man.
At 5:05 a.m., the California man reported the incident to police and confirmed the weapon was a BB gun, Bush said. He suffered a laceration over his left eye and a knot in his forehead from being punched.
The first suspect is described as a black man, in his 20s, medium complexion, between 5-feet-11 inches and 6-feet tall and 185 pounds. The second suspect is a black man, about 20 years old, medium build, bald head, between 5-feet-11 inches and 6-feet tall and 185 pounds, Bush said.
Anyone with information on this incident is encouraged to call the Ann Arbor police anonymous tip line at 734-794-6939 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-SPEAK UP (773-2587).
Kyle Feldscher covers cops and courts for AnnArbor.com. He can be reached at kylefeldscher@annarbor.com or you can follow him on Twitter.
Comments
matt1027
Thu, Aug 29, 2013 : midnight
Anyone still questioning why Zimmerman would've reacted as he did? Stereotypes don't become such until a constant barrage of these events occur. Truth hurts whiners. Have at it.
Peregrine
Thu, Aug 29, 2013 : 1:44 p.m.
Trayvon Martin had the audacity to be carrying Skittles and iced tea while walking back to his father's home. The alleged perpetrators in this case carried a BB gun and used it to threaten someone. So when you link these two incidents by race, you're only demonstrating your own racism.
Susan Ursus
Thu, Aug 29, 2013 : 3:09 a.m.
This is completely different from the Zimmerman case. You're comparing apples and oranges.
harry b
Wed, Aug 28, 2013 : 4:42 p.m.
"was approached from behind by two men at 4:35 a.m." Its seems all these crimes have one thing in common. Nothing good can happen on the street at 4:30 am.
mike gatti
Wed, Aug 28, 2013 : 7:56 p.m.
I think that is when rocky woke up and drank the eggs and began running.
Zedsdead
Wed, Aug 28, 2013 : 7:33 p.m.
"Nothing good can happen on the street at 4:30 am." Meh. I was a night owl in college (here in AA), often up and out until 3 or 4am. I never hurt anyone and never got attacked. It's not fair to blame people for being out late.
ac10award
Wed, Aug 28, 2013 : 6:52 p.m.
When you surrender 4AM, will the time eventually creep to midnight? To 8PM? Officers might consider it exceptional risk, but would it be practical to place undercover "victims" on the street to catch some of the opportunistic predators? Or is this baiting? Or would it cost too much?
Barb
Wed, Aug 28, 2013 : 6:41 p.m.
Was wiating for that comment - thanks for not disappointing. I too cannot understand why everyone doesn't live their life by your standards.
cinnabar7071
Wed, Aug 28, 2013 : 4:28 p.m.
Too bad the victim didn't have a CPL and remove this scum from the world the rest of us live in.
a2cents
Thu, Aug 29, 2013 : 2:02 a.m.
New meaning to open season. Such a demented world.
cinnabar7071
Wed, Aug 28, 2013 : 8:55 p.m.
Barb defending ones self from violent criminals is not anarchy. http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anarchy
Arboriginal
Wed, Aug 28, 2013 : 8:48 p.m.
Well tough guy, maybe you should get your fearless self out there and help them face up to justice.
Barb
Wed, Aug 28, 2013 : 6:40 p.m.
Yeah, because we should totally bypass the criminal justice system. Yay, Anarchy!
ac10award
Wed, Aug 28, 2013 : 6:04 p.m.
I'm glad he didn't. We would have had the Al Sharpton entourage to endure for the next two months while they postured for the infringed rights of the little treyvons who pulled this stunt.
Hmm
Wed, Aug 28, 2013 : 3:23 p.m.
Good job if this is what actually happened. Little punks need a severe beating so thank you for giving it to them
Ricebrnr
Wed, Aug 28, 2013 : 3:21 p.m.
"demand his wallet and cellphone." Wait, what? Per our commentors here, our genteel criminal base in AA should have allowed a time-out to call the police first. Weird, that they did not...
nowayjose
Wed, Aug 28, 2013 : 2:57 p.m.
Half hour to report? Confirmed it was a BB gun? Seems a little suspicious to me.
Cory C
Wed, Aug 28, 2013 : 4:27 p.m.
BB gun means Airsoft gun I'd be willing to bet. They don't even bother putting the red tips on them anymore, and they look as "realistic" as they can make them. Unless you look down the barell and see a tiny little hole, you wouldn't know it was a bb gun.