COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Two masked gunman invaded a near-campus home and bound four students while robbing them, according to authorities.
NBC 4 reported with the FAST FACTS Tuesday.
The incident occurred at about 11 p.m. Monday, March 9, on East Avenue, just north of the Ohio State University campus, Columbus police said.
The two gunmen entered the home and bound four college students' hands, according to a police report.
Police said the suspects looked for valuables and ransacked the house for about an hour while threatening to shoot the victims.
Both of the males fled the scene in one of the victim’s vehicles, according to CPD.
Police provided a photo of one of the masked suspects that was captured on ATM surveillance at a Cleveland Avenue National City Bank.
The suspects were seen at the bank in the stolen vehicle shortly after the robbery and withdrew money from one of the victim’s account, police said.
Authorities recovered the allegedly stolen vehicle at an OVI checkpoint at West Broad Street and Georgesville Road Saturday, March 15,.
The driver of the allegedly stolen vehicle escaped Franklin County sheriff's deputies.
The students gave the following description of their alleged assailants: black males who are possibly in their mid-20s. The suspects were wearing masks and gloves.
Anyone with information was asked to contact the CPD robbery squad at 614-645-4665 or Central Ohio Crime Stoppers at 614-645-8477.
A second home-invasion style robbery occurred in the 300 block of East 20th Avenue Saturday, March 14.
The victims said two suspects, who were both described as male, black, about 6 feet tall and weighing 175 pounds, entered the residence and threatened the victims with a handgun, according to campus police.
The suspects took property and a vehicle belonging to the victims and fled in an unknown direction, according to authorities.
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