El Camino College armed robbery suspect sought

TORRANCE, Calif. (KABC) -- Police are searching for a robber who held up a student at gunpoint in the El Camino College parking lot.

Investigators say two men approached a student sitting in his car shortly before 1 p.m. on Sept. 3 in the upper portion of Lot F.

The victim told police that one of the suspects knocked on his window and asked a few questions before pulling out a gun.

The man got away with several of the student's personal items.

The suspect was described as a Hispanic male in his early 20s, around 5 feet 6 inches tall, weighing approximately 170 pounds with a dark complexion, medium build and tattoos on both arms and his neck.

If you have any information about this incident, you're urged to contact the El Camino College Police Department at (310) 660-3100.