Police searching for suspects in armed robbery on Chowan’s campus

Published 12:50 pm Monday, January 24, 2022

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MURFREESBORO – No injuries were reported after an armed robbery took place at Chowan University on January 23.

Murfreesboro Police Chief David Griffith told the News Herald that his officers responded around 8 p.m. on Sunday evening at the White’s Crossing apartment-style dorms located on the edge of Chowan University’s campus.

MPD Officers Dimino and Trenz conducted an investigation after the incident and determined there were four male suspects. One suspect, who had a gun, was wearing a green hoodie and gray pants with a red bandana over his face. Another suspect was described as wearing a gray zip-up hoodie and a red bandana, and he also had a revolver.

No descriptions were provided for the other two suspects.

“The four suspects fled in a passenger car towards the direction of town, and were not able to be located at the time,” Griffith reported.

Murfreesboro Police and the Chowan University Campus Police will continue working together on the case. Anyone with information is asked to call 252-398-4151 (Murfreesboro PD) or 252-398-1234 (Chowan Public Safety).