Police seek information in two armed robberies near the WVU campus this weekend
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Police are seeking information about two armed robberies that occurred near the West Virginia University campus over the weekend.
Early Sunday (Oct. 20) morning, three suspects struck one victim with a handgun and took his wallet and cell phone on Beverly Avenue. The suspects, described as black males wearing dark-colored hooded shirts and masks, fled the area on foot.
Later Sunday evening at 9:30, a man dressed in dark clothing with his face covered entered the Express Mart at 502 Stewart Street, produced a handgun and told a clerk to give him all the money in the store’s register. The suspect fled the store on foot.
Anyone with information regarding these incidents is asked to contact the Morgantown Police Department at 304-284-7522.