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Eastern Michigan University Police are seeking any information related to an armed robbery on campus this morning.
According to a timely warning issued by the department, three or four assailants demanded money, jewelry and and a coat from the four victims in a lounge in Sellers Hall at 2:23 a.m. One of the suspects produced a handgun.
The report was issued in a timely warning sent out to students and staff by the department shortly before 5 a.m.
The report said the suspects told the victims to stay in the lounge and then fled in an unknown direction. None of the victims reported any injuries.
All of the suspects were described by the victims as African American males, according to the report. The suspect with the handgun was described as approximately 6 feet tall, with braids, and was possibly wearing a black hooded sweatshirt. Another suspect was as approximately 6 feet tall, possibly wearing a black cap and an orange and blue coat.
The victims could not describe the other suspects in the report.
Anyone with any information regarding this incident is asked to contact the EMU Police at 734-487-1222 or at the anonymous tip line at 734-487-4TIP (734-487-4847).
Stay tuned to the Citizen for details in the developing story.