Two friends were robbed at gunpoint early Sunday in Punta Las Marías, and one was struck on the head with a beach chair, according to preliminary police information reported by Primera Hora and El Nuevo Día. The injured man is in stable condition.
CAROLINA, P.R., Nov. 1 — A Punta Las Marías robbery early Sunday left one of two friends injured after three men dressed in black threatened them with a firearm, Primera Hora reported, citing preliminary Puerto Rico Police information.
Police received the complaint at about 2:37 a.m. in the Punta Las Marías sector of Carolina, Primera Hora reported. One of the men told officers he was about to leave with his friend when the three assailants stopped them.
One of the suspects used a firearm to threaten and intimidate the men and took their belongings, according to Primera Hora and El Nuevo Día, both of which cite a police report. Neither outlet said what was taken.
A physical altercation followed. One of the victims said he was struck on the head with a beach chair, Primera Hora reported. Emergency Medical Services treated him and took him to a hospital, where his condition was reported as stable.
Both men left the area and went to the SuperMax supermarket in Isla Verde to ask for help, the two outlets reported.
Agents from the Turística Isla Verde precinct investigated based on preliminary information, Primera Hora reported. The case was referred to the Robbery Division of the Criminal Investigations Corps (CIC) in Carolina, according to both outlets.
Neither outlet reported an arrest. The only description of the assailants was their dark clothing.
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Sources: Primera Hora (Nov. 1); El Nuevo Día (Nov. 1), both citing a Puerto Rico Police report.
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