SALISBURY — A Rockwell man reported a robbery in Salisbury on Wednesday night, and a teenager may have narrowly avoided one Thursday morning.
Nathaniel Holshouser, 24, of Rockwell, told the Salisbury Police Department that he was visiting someone in the 100 block of Crawford Street around 9:30 p.m. Wednesday when seven people began hitting him.
They took his cell phone and wallet, and Holshouser suffered some superficial wounds on the back of his head from the assault.
Police say they have suspects and are continuing their investigation.
Police also took a report of an attempted robbery just after midnight on Thursday morning. A 17-year-old told police he heard someone approaching the door of his home on Montgomery Avenue in Salisbury. He was inside with his sister and a few friends. When he looked out the window, he could see that the man outside had a rifle.
The man then knocked on the locked door. The teenager did not answer and called 911, at which point the gunman ran away.
According to the police report, the armed man was described as a light-skinned black male about 6 feet and 1 inch tall, wearing a red hoodie.
Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to call Salisbury Police or Crime Stoppers at 1-866-639-5245.