Report: Man robbed at gunpoint in Springfield parking lot

Springfield police are investigating an armed robbery that was reported Monday on East Main Street.

Springfield police are investigating an armed robbery that was reported Monday on East Main Street.

Springfield police are investigating an armed robbery that was reported Monday on East Main Street.

Officers were dispatched just before midnight on Monday to the 300 block of Bock Street in regard to a robbery that had just taken place, according to a Springfield police report.

When police arrived, the victim told them the robbery took place between 11 and 11:30 p.m. in the parking lot of a business in the 2800 block of East Main Street while he was waiting on his ex-girlfriend to show up.

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The victim said he was meeting with his ex-girlfriend to give her money for a hotel for the night.

“(The ex-girlfriend) showed up, she got in the truck (the victim) was in when two males approached the truck and strong armed (the victim) at gun point to give over the money,” the report says.

“(One suspect) held a gun, Glock 9mm, to (the victim’s) head and demanded the money. He then gave the money to the two suspects for his own safety,” the report says.

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After the robbery, the suspects fled the scene, and the ex-girlfriend got out of the truck and also left the scene, the report says.

According to the report, the victim told police he recognized the two suspects as it’s not the first time one of them has robbed him at gunpoint.

No charges have been filed and Springfield police continue their investigation into this robbery.

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