Four suspects remain at large following an armed and violent robbery in Culver City.
On March 15, Culver City police responded to a robbery at a parking lot on the 12000 block of Washington Boulevard at 8:50 p.m.
The male victim was selling camera equipment online when he agreed to meet with the suspects who pretended to be a potential buyer.
At the meeting, one suspect spoke with him about the camera equipment while two other male suspects also approached.
Soon after, a black vehicle pulled into the parking lot. That’s when a suspect punched the victim in the face, knocking him to the ground. He grabbed the camera equipment while a second suspect held the victim on the ground by the neck. Both suspects stepped into the getaway car and fled the scene.
The victim tried to stop the car by holding on to the door. He was dragged several feet before the vehicle stopped and a suspect pointed a gun at him, ordering him to move away.
The vehicle fled the scene and headed eastbound on Washington Boulevard. The robbers escaped with a Sony Alpha 7 S3 Camera worth around $3,200 and a Sony FE 28-70 mm 2.8 lens worth around $2,300, police said.
No surveillance images of the robbery were available, however, police described the suspects as:
- A Black male, 5 feet 10 inches, wearing a black hooded sweatshirt and black pants
- A Black male with a heavy build, wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, armed with a semi-automatic handgun
- A Black male, 5 feet 10 inches, wearing a black hooded sweatshirt and black pants
- No description was available for the getaway driver
Their vehicle is a black-colored four-door sedan.
Anyone with information on the robbery is asked to contact Culver City Police’s Public Information Officer, Jennifer Atenza, at 310-253- 6120 or email [email protected]. The public can also call the Watch Commander at 310-253-6202.
