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DePaul Student Robbed Near Campus By 3 Teens With Gun, Officials Say

The student wasn't injured during the late Thursday robbery in the 900 block of West Belden Avenue, police said.

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Kelly Bauer

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CHICAGO — A DePaul University student was robbed late Thursday near the campus in Lincoln Park.

At 11:45 p.m., the victim, a 19-year-old man, was walking in the 900 block of West Belden Avenue when three teenagers walked up to him and demanded his money, police said. One of the teens had a gun and the three took money from the 19-year-old and ran away.

The victim was not injured, police said. He is a student at DePaul, according to WGN.

No one was in custody. An investigation was ongoing.

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