A 22-year-old man and a 20year-old woman were robbed at gunpoint and briefly kidnapped early Oct. 5 near the east campus of UCSD.
Police said the couple were walking south on Genesee Avenue and Regents Road about 2:15 a.m. when a silver Subaru stopped beside them. A man in the rear seat exited the vehicle and pointed the gun at the couple. The victims handed over their backpacks and got in their car as ordered. After driving them to Campus Point Drive, the driver beat the man and then told both victims to get out of the vehicle. While the couple hid in bushes, the suspects fired shots in the air and drove away.
Both suspects’ faces were covered, according to police. The victims described both suspects as Hispanic and in their 20s.
Anyone with information about the incident is urged to call Crime Stoppers at (888) 580-8477.