Person hurt in robbery at north Durham restaurant

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Tuesday, November 28, 2017
Robbery reported outside north Durham restaurant
Robbery reported outside north Durham restaurant

DURHAM (WTVD) -- The Durham Police Department is investigating after a person was hurt in a robbery outside a Bojangles restaurant in the 2800 block of Guess Road in north Durham.

Video from the scene showed a man with a heavily bandaged head being loaded into an ambulance.

The incident was first reported as a shooting, but police later said nobody was shot.

Investigators said the victim was robbed in the parking lot at gunpoint and then hit in the head with a blunt object. His injuries did not appear to be life-threatening.

Anyone with information is asked to call Investigator Cristaldi at (919) 560-4440, ext. 29283 or CrimeStoppers at (919) 683-1200. CrimeStoppers pays cash rewards for information leading to arrest in felony cases and callers never have to identify themselves.