Armed robbery reported across from UK Police Station

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – The University of Kentucky sent out an alert to students Friday night after a reported armed robbery directly across the street from the UK Police Station.

It happened early in the evening at the corner of Rose Street and Euclid Avenue, according to police.

The armed suspect was described as having facial hair, wearing a cowboy-style jacket and white beanie.

The man is accused of robbing some UK students at gunpoint.

The campus alert was cancelled not long after the reported robbery.