Man Robs Group At Gunpoint In Park: Police

ARLINGTON, VA — Police are searching for a suspect who allegedly robbed a group of people at gunpoint at a park near Yorktown High School.

The incident occurred at about 7:41 p.m. Dec. 22, police announced Wednesday. Detectives determined that three victims walked into a park in the 5200 block of Yorktown Blvd. when a man jumped out from the bushes and brandished a firearm.

The suspect forced the victims onto their knees and threatened them, before dismissing two of the victims, police said. The suspect instructed the third victim to empty his pockets before dismissing him from the scene. None of the victims were injured and nothing was stolen from the third victim.

Units canvased the area with negative results, police said. The suspect is described as a young, white male, in his late teens or early twenties. He was last seen wearing a black jacket, blue jeans and a black mask.

Photo: Arlington County Police Department