Police: Penn Student Suffers Fractured Skull in Robbery
Officials are searching for two suspects in the alleged attack.
Image via the Philadelphia Police Department
Philly police are searching for two suspects who allegedly beat and robbed a University of Pennsylvania graduate student on Sunday.
Officials say the 26-year-old Penn student was attacked around 10:45 p.m. on the 400 block of South 43rd Street, several blocks west of campus, in Spruce Hill. He reportedly suffered serious head injuries, including a fractured skull.
Two suspects were captured on camera in a nearby convenience store later that night. Police released the footage on Tuesday.
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One suspect is described as a black male in his late teens to early 20s, 6 feet tall with a slim build and chin-length, braided hair. He can be seen wearing a Michael Kors jacket, a red T-shirt, ripped blue jeans, white sneakers and a Ferragamo belt.
A second suspect is described as a black male in his late teens to early 20s, roughly 5 feet and 6 inches tall with a slim build and short, cropped hair. He can be seen wearing all-black clothing, including a black hooded sweatshirt with a white pattern on the front.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Charles Boyle at the University of Pennsylvania Police Department by calling 215-898-4485. You can also contact Philly police by calling 215-686-3183.
