Police seek information after 2 men robbed at gunpoint in Downers Grove
Officers responded to the 1600 block of 75th Street for a report of an armed robbery around 8 p.m.
Preliminary information indicated that the men were robbed of cash and their cell phones.
The suspect was identified as a Black male of unknown age, standing at 6 feet tall, with a muscular build and shoulder-length dreads with yellow/gold highlights.
He was last seen leaving the scene, heading southbound across 75th Street, wearing a black hooded sweater, black pants, and a ski mask.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact the Downers Grove Police Department at 630-434-5600.
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