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Two Guns in a Broad Street Parking Deck at 2:20 a.m.

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Around 2:20 a.m. on Sunday, December 8, 2024, three people were robbed at gunpoint in the parking deck of the Coliseum Lofts at 1359 W. Broad Street, just off VCU's Monroe Park Campus in Richmond. According to WRIC, two men displayed firearms and demanded the victims' belongings before fleeing east on West Broad Street in a dark-colored vehicle; 12 On Your Side reported VCU Police issued a community alert.

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Some alert texts below are approximate reconstructions from news coverage, not confirmed verbatim transcripts. Reconstructed texts are shown in italic with a dashed border. Verified verbatim texts have a solid border and are marked accordingly.

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VCU Alert: VCU Police are investigating an armed robbery that occurred at approximately 2:20 a.m. today in the parking deck of the Coliseum Lofts, 1359 W. Broad St. Three victims were approached by two males who displayed firearms and demanded their property. The suspects fled in a dark-colored vehicle traveling east on W. Broad St. Both are described as Black males in their 20s wearing dark clothing. Anyone with information should call VCU Police at 804-828-1196.

This text has been reconstructed from news coverage and may not reflect the exact original wording.

The Coliseum Lofts is a private apartment building heavily occupied by VCU students, which is why a robbery in its parking deck — technically off-campus — fell within VCU's timely-warning geography.
The 'east on W. Broad St.' flight detail is preserved from the reporting because it gave the campus community a concrete direction of travel rather than a generic 'fled the scene.'
Context

Background

VCU's Monroe Park Campus is woven directly into Richmond's Broad Street commercial corridor, and the VCU Police Department issues timely-warning crime alerts for serious or continuing threats in its Clery geography. This December 8, 2024 robbery at the Coliseum Lofts parking deck, a student-heavy building at 1359 W. Broad Street, followed a 2024 pattern of parking-deck thefts and break-ins that had already put the VCU community on alert. 12 On Your Side reported the armed robbery of three victims at gunpoint, an escalation from the earlier property crimes.
Outcome
No injuries were reported; the two suspects, described as Black men in their 20s wearing dark clothing, were believed to have fled in a dark-colored vehicle. The incident remained under investigation.
Provenance

Sources

  1. News
    VCU Police investigating after three people were reportedly robbed in parking deck near campus - WRIC ABC 8News
    wric.com
  2. News
    VCU Police investigate armed robbery in parking deck - 12 On Your Side
    12onyourside.com
  3. Official
    Facts, Stats, Reports - VCU Police
    police.vcu.edu
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