ST. LOUIS – An investigation is underway after a woman was robbed at gunpoint near the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis Wednesday night.
Police responded to the 4300 block of Maryland Avenue around 9:45 p.m. where a 61-year-old woman said two unknown men approached her and one of them grabbed her backpack from behind.
The woman refused to give them her property and one of the robbers pointed a gun at her. The woman continued to refuse and one of the robbers hit her in the face with his fist and took her backpack, wallet, phone and money.
The robbers left the scene. The woman refused medical attention.
Laura Spenke was sitting outside a friend’s condo building when the victim warned her what happened.
"She looks over at me and catches my eye and says, ‘Do not go walking down this street. I just got mugged and robbed at gunpoint,’ and I was like 'You're kidding me,'” Spenke said.
Other women told 5 On Your Side they recently moved to Maryland Avenue because it's quiet and it felt safe. Now they're worried it might not be.
We checked St. Louis Police data and robberies in the Central West End are down by about 3 percent compared to the same timeframe last year.
