Armed Robbery on Whittingham Place

Authorities are investigating an armed robbery on Whittingham Place and Kingsley Street in West Orange.

Police said an 18-year-old West Orange resident was walking down Whittingham Place Friday around 3 a.m. when two men came out of a dark-grey car brandishing silver handguns.

The two men approached the victim and said, "run your pockets and stop looking at me," according to police.

The resident emptied out his pockets of $8 in cash and put the money on the ground, the report said.

The 18 year old was then punched in the face after he refused to turn over his backpack, police said. He sustained a minor cut and bruising to his right eye, according to the police report.

Authorities said the two men took his backpack containing a pair of $300 headphones and two books, and fled eastbound in their car.

The incident remains under investigation.