The University of Central Florida alert system woke up some students when a message regarding a robbery with a handgun was sent out at around 12:48 a.m.
“According to authorities, a group of young people — in their late teens and early 20s — were shooting hoops, when the someone took their hoverboard and ran off. Deputies said the group chased him and he dropped the hoverboard, flashed a gun and fled,” WESH reported.
The crime happened at apartments at North Alafaya Trail and Darwin Drive near UCF fraternity and sorority housing, as well as the Marquee Apartments where a home invasion occurred last week.
Deputies told WESH that none of the victims were UCF students and that a man was pistol whipped and robbed at the same apartments in May.
The UCF alert described the suspect as a skinny black male with dreadlocks who was wearing a bandana, white shirt, and jeans. The alert also said he was carrying a silver handgun and that he fled on foot from the area.
If you know anything about this incident, please contact the Orange County Sherrif’s Office
