A man told police he was robbed at gunpoint by two men early Sunday morning near Harvard and Pike.

According to police radio, the victim told police that he was held up by the two men just after 4 AM. The men fled south on Harvard and then east on Union. The victim said the duo was armed with a pistol and described his robbers as two black males, each about 5’10” with one wearing a puffy jacket and the other a green jacket.

SPD pulled over a car at 11th and Union during the search but the victim said they men in the car were not his attackers.

Sunday’s incident is the first reported gunpoint street robbery in the area in 2011. The last incident we reported on was this First Hill hold-up of a woman back in December.