Last night’s campus gunman has been arrested
And all the details from last nights robberies
A 25-year-old was taken into custody this morning following incidents last night on campus.
Joshua Benbrook is responsible for two of last nights armed robberies. The perpetrator of the robbery in biological sciences, however, remains at large.
The first hold-up occurred around 6:20. Benbrook approached a female UCI student on Watson Bridge and implied that he had a gun. Benbrook then forced the student to the ATMs at the student center and forced the student to withdraw money. Benbrook then stole the money, released the student and left the scene.
The second robbery occurred 15 mins later off of Culver and University. The victim was waiting for a tow truck to pick up his/her broken down car. Benbrook pulled up behind the victim’s car and lured the victim to his own car. Benbrook then pulled a gun out of the glove compartment and stole the victim’s wallet and phone. Benbrook fled in a red sedan.
The third incident occurred at 7:22 pm, a professor in the Biological Sciences 3 building caught a burglar in in office. The suspect left carrying a black bag with several laptops, laser pointers and books. The suspect who is 6’2, 190 pounds and about thirty still has yet to be found.
Later around 3 am that night, Brenbrook robbed a convenience store at gunpoint in Fullerton. He was caught leaving his home earlier this morning.
Be safe everyone!