County Roscommon man robbed at gunpoint in the US
Liam Egan from Roscommon and Evan Glynn, also from Ireland, were waiting for their Uber to pick them up outside the Banshee Irish Pub around 4:45 am on Sunday morning.
A Roscommon man who arrived in the US only days ago was robbed at gunpoint early Sunday morning.
Liam Egan from Roscommon and Evan Glynn, also from Ireland, were waiting for their Uber to pick them up outside the Banshee Irish Pub in
Buffalo, New York, around 4:45 am.
“We were ordering an Uber and this guy came and turned around with a gun and held it to our heads really,” Mr Egan told local media, News 4 WIVB.
As they were waiting, a man walked by them, reached in his pocket, turned around and pointed what appeared to be a gun at both of them.
“When we looked at the footage, he clearly wasn’t following us, he saw us as an easy target,” Mr Egan said. “Sitting ducks really.” The entire interaction lasted a few minutes. The men did not have cash on them, but the robber stole one of their iPhones.
The two had flown to Buffalo less than a week ago from Ireland to attend Canisius University and work at the Banshee Irish Pub.
The co-owner of the Banshee told News 4 WIVB he was glad the two men were not hurt, but was worried this could happen again somewhere else downtown.
“Downtown Buffalo has been getting some bad apples for the past three or four years, business hasn’t been good down here because people are scared away from getting harassed, there’s too many panhandlers out on the street,” co-owner Conor Hawkins said. “There’s just some bad elements out there making it uncomfortable for everyone else.”
Buffalo police told News 4 WIVB they are investigating the robbery, as well as other similar incidents that occurred in and around the area during that time to see if they’re connected.
