Gainesville Police is looking for three men suspected of attacking and robbing a UF student Tuesday night.
Shortly after 10 p.m., Gainesville Police responded to a robbery on Northwest 16th Street after a 21-year-old student reported to police that he had been robbed, said GPD spokesman Officer Ben Tobias.
The student told police three men approached him as he walked down Northwest 16th Street, Tobias said. One of the men punched the student in the face and took his phone.
The men continued to attack the student and later fled west on Northwest First Avenue, Tobias said.
GPD and UPD officers and a police dog searched the area but could not find the men, Tobias said.
At 10:40 p.m., University Police sent a UF Alert to students, faculty and staff, describing the three suspects as 20-year-old black men. One wore a red shirt with black shorts. The other men wore white shirts and basketball shorts.
At 11:42 p.m., police sent another alert, which said they cleared the scene.
If you have any information about this case, contact GPD detectives at 352-393-7670 or text “GPDFL” plus your tip to 274637.
Contact Kathryn Varn at kvarn@alligator.org.
