Police are investigating after an attempted armed robbery in Godfrey, Illinois over the weekend.
Early Sunday morning, a couple was returning home from an evening at Hollywood Casino when they were confronted at gunpoint by masked men.
The suspects were in an older white four-door vehicle when they cut the victims off as they turned onto Union School Road from Humbert Road. Two men exited the vehicle and approached the victims’ vehicle. One of the suspects hit the victims’ driver’s door with a gun, which shattered the glass.
The suspects pulled both victims from the vehicle and hit one in the head with a gun. The victims don’t recall shots being fired, however officers found at least one round was fired into the victims’ vehicle.
One of the victims suffered minor injuries.
Police do not know if the victims were followed from the casino or chosen at random by the suspects.
Anyone with information should contact the Madison County Sheriff’s Office through Facebook or 618-692-4433 or the anonymous tip line at 618-2296-3000.