Update: Police Search for Four Involved in Early Morning Assault, Attempted Robbery

Early Friday morning a Hampstead man was injured at his home when four male suspects attempted to rob him, police said.

Police said the victim arrived at his home in the 1500 Block of Main Street just after 2 a.m.  Stopped along Main Street a short distance away, he observed three of the persons of interest standing around what appeared to be a 1990’s model red four door station wagon, similar to a Ford Escort, according to police reports. 

Shortly after arriving at his apartment, the victim told police he heard knocking at the rear door of his home.  Suspicious, he left the apartment from the front to investigate and was confronted by the males while making his way around back, police said.  One of the suspects was carrying a gun and demanded money from the victim, police said. 

The victim quickly recognized the gun was a pellet pistol and knocked it from the suspect’s hand, police said.  A brief struggle ensued during which the man told police he was knocked to the ground, kicked and punched by the four men before escaping to his apartment and calling for police.  

The victim sustained minor cuts to his face and hands, but declined medical treatment, police said. 

The suspects fled on foot and remain at large.  They are all four described as being white or Latino males believed to be in their 20’s or 30’s, police said.  One of them was further described as being of Latino decent, approximately five feet, eight inches tall with a stocky build, wearing a white tank style t-shirt and tattoo sleeves on both arms.  The man with the pellet gun was reported to be thinly built and slightly taller than the first, police said.  There is no further description for the others.

The vehicle described in this incident is similar to the description provided by witnesses to a confrontation that was reported at the Manchester Park and Ride along Route 27 just before 10 p.m. Thursday, police said.  

Anyone with information about these incidents, including the identity and whereabouts of the vehicle or four suspects is asked to contact Detective Chris Youman at 410-386-2571, or the toll free anonymous TIPS Hotline at 1-888-399-TIPP (8477).          

This article was updated with more detailed information from the Sheriff's Office Friday afternoon.