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Boca Raton police detectives are continuing to investigate an armed robbery that occurred on the barrier island early Sunday morning, July 24.
The two victims arrived home on Banyan Road at 4:28 a.m. after spending the evening at the Seminole Hard Rock casino in Hollywood, police said in a news release. Both victims stated that when they parked and got out of the car, they were approached by a masked man who pointed a gun at them and demanded their belongings.
Both victims complied and gave the man their wallets, phones and cash. Both stated he began to flee and before jumping over a concrete wall turned and fired one shot in their direction. The man then got into a dark SUV parked on Banyan Road and fled north. Neither victim was injured.
The incident happened in the 2700 block of Banyan Road. Banyan is a block west of State Road A1A and runs parallel to it from East Camino Real to Southeast 31st Street.
The suspect was described as being about 5-feet-8 to 5-feet-10-inches tall, wearing dark pants and a long-sleeve hoodie.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Scott Hanley at 561-338-1344.
— Steve Plunkett