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Homeless Man Robbed at Gunpoint

By: Homa Bash
Updated: July 9, 2012
A homeless Abilene man was robbed at gunpoint Sunday morning while walking down the street.

The 24-year-old victim told police that the suspect walked up and pointed a gun at him in the 1300 block of South 14th Street just after 10:00 Sunday morning.
   
The suspect reportedly took the victim's backpack filled with clothes and a cellphone, then ran away.
   
According to a police report, the victim wasn't hurt.

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