Man Says Gang Members Robbed Him at Gunpoint

An Atlanta man told DeKalb County police two gang members robbed him at gunpoint near Huntington Station Apartments on April 30.

The 22-year-old victim was in a nearby store with the first suspect buying a drink at about 8:30pm, the police report said. The suspect told the victim that he wanted to buy his cell phone for $100 and then asked the victim to walk with him through the woods to his apartment so he could get the money.

When they emerged from the woods behind Huntington Station, 2560 New Bedford Way, the suspect's brother was there to meet them, the report said. The brother pulled out a black handgun from his waistband and placed a bullet in the gun. But one of the bullets fell to the ground.

The first suspect picked up the bullet.

"Give me the phone or he will kill you," he said to the victim.

The two suspects took one of the victim's three phones and fled through the woods toward Wyntrace Apartments.

The victim told police that he and the first suspect are good friends, and the first suspect and his brothers are members of Sur-13, a Hispanic street gang in the Atlanta area.

The victim showed police where the suspects live. The police report did not say whether any suspects were arrested.