The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

Iowa City police search for suspect in armed robbery

Iowa City police responded to a report of an armed robbery early Monday morning.

Officials responded to an alarm at 1:32 a.m. at Gasby’s, 2303 Muscatine Ave., after a person told the store clerk that he had been robbed.

The person was on the 2600 block of Muscatine Avenue when two males — one white, one black, both in the 18-24 age range — approached him. The person reported seeing one of the males having a large, black handgun, but the person was not injured during the incident.

Iowa City police are investigating.

— by Rebecca Morin

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