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Thursday, April 18, 2024

Mifflin residents robbed at gunpoint

Four men living on the 500 block of West Mifflin were robbed at gunpoint early Wednesday morning.

The Madison residents, three of the four said to be in their early 20s, were sitting on their front porch around 12:23 a.m. when the two black male suspects approached the residents, according to the police incident report.

One suspect had a handgun and directed the four residents inside their house, police said.

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Once inside, one of the suspects held the residents at gunpoint, while the other suspect began to gather money and electronic devices in the house, police said.

The suspects also asked the residents about drugs, specifically marijuana, police said.

""One resident was punched and another stomped on during the robbery,"" Madison Police Department spokesperson Joel DeSpain said in a statement.

One suspect was said to be in his early 20s, around 5'8"", 160 to 170 lbs. with a high-pitched voice. At the time of the robbery he was wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, dark jeans and black tennis shoes.

According to police the other suspect is 20 years old, around 6', 175 to 180 lbs. with a lighter complexion and a thin beard. He was seen wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt, dark jeans and dark shoes.

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