A resident of Palmer Residence Hall was robbed at gunpoint in a small faculty parking lot outside Palmer around 11:45 p.m. Nov. 6.

The robbery was the second in less than three weeks.

James Rae, University Police detective, said no injuries were reported and that the robbery followed a pattern similar to a previous incident. The victim could not be reached for comment.

According to an official with the Winston-Salem Police Department, University Police requested the use of a K-9 unit to assist their investigation.

At the time of print, University Police could not make an official statement to the Old Gold and Black.

According to several Palmer residents who were sitting inside the Palmer lounge at the time of the robbery and who live on the victim's hall, the suspect was described to them by the victim as a 6-foot tall, well-built African American male, wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt.

An armed robbery was also reported Oct. 17 outside Collins Residence Hall, where a student was allegedly robbed by a man using an "unidentified object" pressed against his back. In that case, the suspect was described as six-foot, 150 lbs. with a dark complexion, wearing a grey hooded sweatshirt.

According to the Palmer residents who spoke with the victim directly after the robbery took place, he was returning from the library when he said he felt he was being followed.

The suspect then ran up from behind the victim and pointed what the victim described to his hallmates as a "revolver" at him. The suspect took the victim's wallet, which the victim said contained and a debit card. According to the victim's hallmate, the suspect then fled south on foot into the woods behind Palmer.

The victim of the Oct. 17 robbery claimed he was followed from the ATM on the Quad.

Palmer residents in the lounge at the time said they let the victim into the dorm and called the police. They also confirmed the presence of the K-9 unit.

Freshman John Champlin said he lives on the same hall as the victim.