Police searched the streets around 18th and John Wednesday night after a reported pistol-whip robbery.

According to East Precinct radio dispatches, the victim was struck in the head and robbed by a suspect described as a black male wearing a “red metallic shirt,” red pants, and a hat just before 8 PM. He and a group of three to four accomplices fled in a dark blue Chevy, headed westbound on E Denny Way.

A check of the license plate revealed the vehicle is listed as stolen. Several police units searched the area but there were no immediate arrests.

We do not know the severity of injuries suffered by the victim but Seattle Fire was not called to the scene.