Surveillance footage released Wednesday provides a glimpse into how four robbery suspects were able to enter a downtown Atlanta apartment before leaving with alcohol and more than $10,000, officials said.
Police said they are now trying to identify the suspects tied to the Oct. 15 incident.
Officers were called to The Legacy at Centennial apartments on Luckie Street around 12:40 a.m. about reports of the robbery. The preliminary investigation indicates that four people forced their way into a unit and robbed the victim at gunpoint, according to police.
Footage from inside the complex captured two suspects walking up to the victim’s door. One appears to be talking with someone on the phone while knocking. After about a minute, the victim comes to the door and the two suspects appear to try to force their way inside.
A third suspect then joins and helps them push in the door, the video reveals. A fourth suspect is then seen walking into the apartment once the other suspects have already entered.
According to an incident report, the victim was cornered and assaulted inside the apartment by the suspects. One told the victim that they were looking for his roommate, but the victim said his roommate was not home.
They then entered the roommate’s room and “ransacked the room as they were looking for something in particular,” the report details. The suspects took two bottles of alcohol and left, the victim told officials.
The roommate returned soon after police arrived at the scene and told officers he had $12,000 inside a suitcase under his bed, but that the money was gone. The roommate also told police that he didn’t know who would break into his home and steal from him.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Atlanta police at 404-577-8477. Tipsters can remain anonymous by contacting Crime Stoppers Atlanta at 404-577-8477, texting information to 274637 or visiting the Crime Stoppers website.
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