A motorist was pistol-whipped during a robbery in Carlsbad Friday morning.
Two young men approached two people sitting in a vehicle on Canyon Street near Oak Avenue shortly after 6:30 a.m. and demanded money and their wallets, Carlsbad Police Cpl. Travis Lambert said.
One of the suspects struck one of the victims in the face with a handgun before the pair fled in a black four-door sedan, Lambert said.
The injured victim was taken to a hospital to be treated, Lambert said.
Police described both suspects as white or Hispanic, 18 to 20 years old and between 5 feet and 5 feet 6 with a medium build.
Anyone with additional information about the robbery was asked to call police at (760) 931-2197.
—City News Service
