2 University of Chicago students robbed at gunpoint in Hyde Park: police

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Two University of Chicago students were victims of an armed robbery early Sunday morning near the school's Hyde Park campus, the university said.

U of C police said the students were walking on the sidewalk near the Campus North Residence Hall, in the 1100-block of 55th Street, about 12:40 a.m., when three suspects jumped out of a passing black sports car.



They were holding guns, and demanded the students' belongings before driving east on 55th Street, police said.

The students were not hurt.

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Police did not immediately provide any further description of the suspects.



The University of Chicago Police Department is investigating the incident.

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