LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- University of Louisville students are being asked to be on the lookout after campus police say a student was robbed Monday afternoon.
"People have definitely been talking about it," said U of L senior Kelby Swanson. "I think it has been more alarming just knowing that it has happened a lot more recently, and a lot of them in a short period of time.
On Monday, the university notified students about the robbery via text alert.
"It just gave like a brief description of what happened and who the suspect they believe committed it looked like," Swanson said.
"It's a little scary, especially because it hit so close to home," said U of L Sophomore Isabela Leslie.
The off-campus apartments are gated, but U of L sophomore Isabela Leslie said the gates are not always closed.
 "All they said is it was an armed robbery at the Province," Leslie said. "They're supposed to keep people out. They are there for a reason."
According to the U of L Police Department, the robbery took place just before 4 p.m. Monday at the Province Apartments located near the intersection of West Shipp Avenue and South Seventh Street near the university's Belknap campus.
Police are not releasing much information about the robbery, but they do describe the suspect as a black male in a grey hoodie and black pants. Police say he was last seen heading toward South Seventh Street in a silver or gold Pontiac or Oldsmobile.
"I would tell you that the University of Louisville is a very safe campus, but I would also say that part of that safety is the responsibility of students themselves," Metro Council President David James said.
James represents the area and is also a former U of L and LMPD officer. He said students often make themselves easy targets.
"When you drive up and down this street, for example, you'll see students walking, and 90 percent of them are focused on their iPhone and not paying attention to their surroundings whatsoever," he said.
Anyone with any information on the robbery is asked to call the U of L Police Department at (502)-852-6111.
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