Students Robbed At Gunpoint Near Quinnipiac Campus In Hamden

HAMDEN, CT — Two students were robbed at gunpoint early Saturday while walking near the Quinnipiac University campus in Hamden, according to university police.

Authorities said the students were walking south in the 4200 block of Whitney Avenue shortly after midnight when they were approached by a dark-skinned male who pulled out a gun and demanded money.

Police said the students complied and gave the man $40 and a wallet. The man then fled in a dark-colored, four-door sedan.

The students were not injured, university police said.

Hamden police are investigating the robbery. Anyone with information should contact police at 203-230-4000 or the Quinnipiac University Department of Public Safety at 203-582-6200.