SUMMERVILLE, SC (WCSC)- Summerville police are searching for a suspect who they say stole a woman's purse at gunpoint while she was walking up to her apartment Saturday night.

According to a report, the victim was in front of her apartment building at Sawbranch Apartments on Saturday, Oct. 13 around 11:40 p.m. when a man walked up to her pointing a handgun. The suspect grabbed her purse, hit her in the face with it, and ran away.

Sawbranch Apartments is located at 1815 Bacons Bridge Road.

The suspect was described as a black male between 5'10" and 6'0", and thinly built. He was wearing a long sleeve dark blue shirt, black pants, black shoes, and had a black bandana covering his face. He also had black dreaded hair reaching his shoulders.

Police say the victim did not receive any injuries as a result of the armed robbery.

If you have any information on this incident, call CRIME STOPPERS at 843-554-1111.

Source: http://summerville.live5news.com/news/news/70708-report-summerville-woman-has-purse-stolen-gunpoint

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