Armed robbery results in campuswide alert

KALAMAZOO, Mich.鈥擜n on-campus armed robbery occurred at approximately 1:45 a.m. Friday, Sept. 18, near Zimmerman Hall.

Campus community members should use caution and be on the lookout for five black male suspects last seen in a black sedan fleeing toward the Student Recreation Center.

WMU Department of Public Safety officers were summoned to the area after a single male victim reported the robbery. He told officers he was walking near Zimmerman Hall when a car approached and stopped. Two males emerged, one possibly with a gun, and demanded money. The victim complied and was not injured. The car then left the scene in the direction of the Student Recreation Center.

Anyone with information about this crime should call WMU Public Safety at (269) 387-5555. Additional details will be posted on this site as they become available.