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2 robbed at gunpoint on the Arch grounds Saturday night

The robbery happened at 9:18 p.m. near the Arch's north leg
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ST. LOUIS — Two people were robbed at gunpoint on the Gateway Arch grounds Saturday evening.

The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department said the robbery happened at 9:18 p.m. near the Arch's north leg. The victims, a 51-year-old man and a 49-year-old woman, told police that a man approached them, pulled out what appeared to be a gun and demanded their belongings.

The victims complied, and the man ran northbound toward Laclede's Landing.

An investigation is underway, police said.

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