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Armed robbery reported on East Market Street in Iowa City
Staff report
Aug. 27, 2017 5:04 pm, Updated: Aug. 28, 2017 8:21 am
IOWA CITY — A Hawk Alert was issued by the University of Iowa Sunday morning for a reported armed robbery on East Market Street.
The Hawk Alert was issued at 2:50 a.m. Sunday. It read: 'Hawk Alert: Robbery at gunpoint on east market, 2 suspects last seen north on Lucas, avoid the area. See http://e.uiowa.edu for info.'
Hawk Alert: Robbery at gunpoint on east market, 2 suspects last seen north on Lucas, avoid the area. See August 27, 2017
Hawk Alert: Robbery at gunpoint on east market, 2 suspects last seen north on Lucas, avoid the area. See https://t.co/cq9hohaPQ7 for info.
— University of Iowa (@uiowa)
The website no longer lists an active Hawk Alert for the incident, reported less than two hours after a shooting on the Iowa City ped mall that left three people with gunshot wounds.
Police respond to an incident in Iowa City. (Gazette file photo)