Crime Stoppers Crime of the Week: Women robbed at gunpoint near Brady and Astor

 

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- Two women walking out of a bar on a Saturday night held up at gunpoint need your help finding the man who threatened their lives. 

The women say a man attacked them on Saturday, Aug. 29 as they were walking out of a bar on Brady Street and Astor.

It was around 12:20 in the morning.

They started walking to their cars as a man started chatting with them.

He followed them and as they tried to say goodbye, he forced his way into the car, held them up at gunpoint, took their purses and made them go to an ATM to withdraw more money.

He threatened to kill them if they didn't give him what he wanted.

"He produced a firearm, made demands of them, and as the event was wrapping up, indicated stealing their belongings and their cash that he knew where they lived, where their families lived," said MPD Sgt. Adam Grochowski. "By eliminating, so by providing a tip to Crime Stoppers, we believe that a critical tip about this suspect's identity will bring justice and possibly help keep other victims from being robbed as well."

If you know anything about this case, call Milwaukee Crime Stoppers at 414-224-TIPS. It's all anonymous, and if your tip leads to an arrest, you could get a cash reward.