CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Robbery Detectives with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department are requesting the public’s assistance in identifying a suspect involved in an armed robbery in Southwest Charlotte.
On Wednesday, May 22, 2013, at approximately 1:11 a.m., a woman was approached by a armed suspect near the 7900 block of Shady Oak Trail. The suspect demanded the victim’s purse and ran away. The victim was not injured.
The suspect is described as a black male, approximately 20 years old, medium skin tone, average build, 5’9”, 130 lbs. The suspect was wearing a green basketball jersey and blue jeans.
Anyone with further information concerning this robbery or the suspect’s identity is asked to call the Crime Stopper’s tip-line at 704-334-1600.