ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — A masked man armed with a gun robbed multiple students early Friday on the West Orange Trail near Ocoee, the Orange County Sheriff's Office said.
Deputies said the robbery was reported shortly after 7:15 a.m. near the Ocoee Apopka Road trail entrance, not far from Ocoee High School.
The robber was hiding on a dirt path and robbed the students as they walked on the trail, investigators said.
Witnesses said he wore a hood on his head and was possibly wearing a surgical mask. They said he fled in a red, four-door vehicle with possible rear-end damage.
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The man is described as skinny and 5 feet, 10 inches to 6 feet, 1 inch tall.
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The incident remains under investigation.
No other details were given.
Anyone with information is asked to call Crimeline at 800-423-8477.