2 Suspected In Armed Robbery On Grizzly Peak

BERKELEY (CBS SF) – Police in Berkeley are investigating a Monday robbery that occurred on Grizzly Peak.

Officers with the University of California Police Department responded Monday at 10:40 p.m. to Signpost 14 on Grizzly Peak to a report of an armed robbery that had occurred about 30 minutes before.

Police said two victims, a male student and an unaffiliated male friend were standing outside their vehicle when they were approached by two suspects and robbed at gunpoint.

Both suspects were holding handguns and demanded the victims' property, police said.

The suspects then fled, last seen driving south on Grizzly Peak.

Police searched the area but did not locate the suspects or their vehicle.

One of the victims suffered minor injuries during the robbery, police said.

The first suspect is described as a Hispanic man in his early 20s, shorter than 6 feet 1 inch tall, with a goatee and wearing a light gray hooded sweatshirt. He was armed with a handgun.

The second suspect is described as a Hispanic man in his early 20s, shorter than 6 feet 1 inch tall and holding a handgun.

Armed Robbery