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Syracuse University’s Department of Public Safety responded to a robbery outside of Brewster Hall late Tuesday night.

The robbery occurred at approximately 11:16 p.m. outside the freshman residence hall at 401 Van Buren Street, according to a campus-wide email. An unknown man allegedly approached the student with what appeared to be a knife and demanded the student hand over their belongings. After the student turned over their backpack, debit card and cell phone, the suspect fled eastbound on Van Buren Street on foot.

The suspect is reported to have met up with an additional suspect after fleeing the scene, DPS said. Both suspects were last seen behind the Syracuse VA Medical Center and no injuries were reported.

DPS described the first suspect as a 5’10 man wearing a dark jacket, sweatpants, a black winter hat and a surgical face mask. The department described the second suspect as a man wearing an all gray jumpsuit and riding a bicycle.

DPS and the Syracuse Police Department both arrived at the scene and were actively investigating as of 11:30 p.m. Tuesday.