Crime & Safety
4 Atlanta Children Robbed Walking To Inman Middle School
Four middle school students were robbed at gun point while walking to Inman Middle School, according to police.
ATLANTA, GA — Four middle school students were robbed at gunpoint Friday in Atlanta’s Virginia-Highland neighborhood while walking on Virginia Avenue, reports WSB.
According to police, the man approached the children, whose ages haven’t been released, with a gun. He told them to put their phones down and run. The incident occurred around 5 p.m. The children were walking to Inman Middle School after going to a nearby Starbucks.
No one was harmed, police said.
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The man is described as being around 5’10” and was last seen wearing all black, including a black skull cap. He ran away after the robbery.
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