BOCA RATON — A local man told police he was robbed at gunpoint outside his apartment on NW 15th Court just after 4:15 a.m. Aug 15. Police said the gunman fired two shots, but missed the victim.
Boca Raton Police officers responded when the man’s cousin, who also lives in the complex, called 911.
The victim told officers he had been at a club in West Palm Beach with two friends and had dropped the friends off at their respective homes before arriving home himself.
The police report says that when the victim got out of his car, he was approached by a male pointing a gun at him. The suspect told the man to get on the ground and give him his wallet.
At this point, police said, a second suspect, who was also armed with a gun, got out of a grey four-door vehicle, which was stopped in the street, and approached them. The victim said he did not have a wallet and refused to get on the ground. The suspect grabbed the victim and tried to push him to the ground, ripping the necklace off his neck.
The suspect grabbed the victim’s shirt and pulled him toward an area north of the parking lot. During the struggle the suspect took the victim’s bracelet.
The man was able to pull free from the suspect and threw his keys and cell phone at him. At this point the suspect fired two shots. The victim was not struck.
The suspects got into a newer model, grey four-door American made car, which was driven by an unknown third suspect, and left east on NW 13th Street. The victim sustained minor abrasions and a ripped shirt.
Anyone with information about this crime is asked to call Detective Ron Mello at (561) 620-6186 or Palm Beach County Crime Stoppers at (800) 458-TIPS.
