Roommates Held At Gunpoint In Robbery

Fredericksburg detectives are asking for help solving a home invasion robbery that happened Monday night at about 10:20 on Pitt Street in downtown.

Natatia Bledsoe, police spokeswoman, said the 22-year-old resident told police that he was awakened by the noise of someone pounding on his bedroom door. When he opened his door, a masked man pointed a shotgun at his head and demanded that he hand over property that he wanted from the resident. At the same time, two other males entered a second bedroom, waking up a 20-year-old roommate. They brought the 20-year-old into the same room where the 22-year-old man was and had them sit on the bed. A third victim, a 21-year-old friend who was sleeping on the couch, was also brought into the room. All three were then held at gunpoint, Bledsoe said.

The apartment was ransacked, and the suspects took cell phones and other personal items before they left the house.

The suspect who had the shotgun was a black male who appeared to be in his late 20s, about 5-feet 9-inches tall and 160 pounds, wearing all black clothing and a bandanna on his face. The second suspect was a white male who appeared to be in his early 20s, wearing a black North Face fleece pullover. The third suspect was a heavyset black male wearing a red shirt and a red ball cap.

Anyone with information about this crime can contact the Fredericksburg Police Department at (540)-373-3122. Callers are not required to give their names.

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