A Mitchellville man was robbed at gunpoint on Peach Walker Drive in Bowie on Friday, according to the Bowie police.
Police responded to a call for a robbery at the 15000 block of Peach Walker Drive at around 7:45 p.m. on Friday. The victim, a 27-year-old man, told police that he was walking through a field when he was approached by a man with a handgun.
The suspect demanded the victim’s possessions, and then began striking the victim, according to the police report. Following the assault, the suspect fled on foot down a bike path with the victim’s possessions.
Police secured the scene and a K-9 unit conducted a search of the area, but they were unable to locate the suspect.
The victim was treated for multiple contusions and the case remains under investigation.
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