Isolated Uptown beatings/robberies expand into Whittier (Franklin: crime, university)

[Ghengis]

In what the police have described as a series of random Uptown attacks over the past week or so resulting in the victims being beaten and robbed late at night, the latest attack was near 25th and Franklin in which a 61 year-old was attacked at 9:45 pm on Tuesday.

The victim was packing a gun and fired 3 shots after being knocked to the ground after a punch from behind.

Fearing for his life, Uptown beating victim fired shots | StarTribune.com

Police are pursuing "promising leads," Lt. Mike Fossum said. Evidence points to as many as four males driving along residential side streets at night, picking targets at random, he added. The victims, he said, "were just in the wrong place at the wrong time." No victim was drunk.

Uptown beatings bring crime alert | StarTribune.com

The incidents follow a string of similar aggravated robberies dating back to February in the Dinkytown area near the University of Minnesota. In those cases police say they are looking for three suspects described as Hispanic males ages 18 to 25 who may be responsible for four attacks dating back to Feb. 20. In those cases, too, pedestrians were knocked down from behind or ordered to the ground before being robbed of mobile phones, wallets, and other belongings.

[Laggard]

Bad enough to get robbed. Worse when they keep beating you after you've given them what they want.

Bastards.