Robber Breaks Into Buford Highway Apartment, Holds Victim at Gunpoint

An armed robber forced his way into an apartment on Buford Highway and held the resident at gunpoint while he stole from the home Monday afternoon, DeKalb County police said.

The 22-year-old victim said he was in his apartment bathroom at 3561 Buford Highway when he heard a noise from the front door at about 5 p.m., the police report said. When he went to check out the noise, he discovered the suspect standing at his threshold, pointing a medium-sized, black handgun at him.

The man pointed the gun at the victim's back and led him to the bedroom. The suspect placed a sheet over the victim's head and led him throughout the apartment. The suspect took about $350 from the victim's wallet and a laptop computer. The man then forced the victim into the bathroom.

"Don't come out until I leave or I will kill you," the suspect said.

The victim waited about 20 minutes until he didn't hear anything and called police.

The suspect was described as a black male between 27-28 years old and about 6 feet tall with a heavy, muscular build. He wore a grey shirt with short, red sleeves and knee-length dark blue shorts. He also wore a diamond earring in both ears, the police report said.