Three Unit 1 male security monitors were robbed at gunpoint early Wednesday morning as they waited at a nearby bus stop.

Alex Cheng, 19, Jason Keller, 20, and Devin Koba, 19, were sitting at the bus stop between the Putnam and Freeborn halls, waiting for the Owl Line to come pick them up when the suspect approached them holding a handgun and took two cell phones and $182.

The victims complied with the demand for their property and were not injured. The robbery happened around 3 a.m., just after the residence halls security monitors finished their shifts.

The suspect was described as a male in his late 20s, 5′10” in height, medium build, black hair, brown eyes and a goatee. He was described as wearing a black hooded sweatshirt and jeans with a bright colored pattern on the back pockets.

UCPD Lt. Mitch Celaya said it was tragic that it happened, and recommended that if students must wait for transportation late at night, they should stay inside until the transportation arrives.

Celaya also said the young men probably felt safe and did not realize they were in danger.

“I’d imagine they felt safe, they were three guys in a group,” Celaya said. “But we’ve seen a trend that even people who walk in pairs or groups are being approached, which is unsettling.”

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