York man counting money on pay day robbed at gunpoint

A Sharon man told York police he was robbed at gunpoint while sitting in his car in a parking lot and counting his money after getting paid.

The 21-year-old man said he was robbed Thursday evening around 5:30 p.m. after getting paid for the week. He parked his car in a lot on the 300 block of South Congress Street and began counting the money, looking for smaller change so he could purchase a pack of cigarettes.

When he looked up, the victim saw a man with dreadlocks in his early 20s pointing a gun at his head, demanding the money. The driver handed the gunman about $400 in cash, and the robber ran on foot toward California Street, according to the incident report.

The man said a woman pumping gas identified the gunman and told him the man was a member of the Bloods gang, but he wasn’t able to remember the name.

Later, the victim posted his story on Facebook and asked for help identifying the gunman. He said someone sent him a link to a Facebook profile, and he identified the man as the robber who stole his payday money. He then shared the information with the police.

This story was originally published August 23, 2015 at 1:35 PM with the headline "York man counting money on pay day robbed at gunpoint."