Two Temple students robbed at gunpoint, tied up

Six people, some of whom are Temple students, were tied up and robbed at gunpoint in their home on 18th Street near Berks Street Sunday night, according to multiple news reports.

A TU Alert was sent out around 8:50 p.m. which noted two suspects, both African-American males. One had facial hair and was wearing a Bucks County Community College sweatshirt. The alert advised students to avoid the area.

The suspects allegedly took the students’ laptops and other electronics, according to NBC 10, who also reported that the students were not injured in the robbery.

CBS 3 reported that one of the students was beat with a gun.

Joe Brandt can be reached at jbrandt@temple.edu or on Twitter @JBrandt_TU.