72-year-old survives armed robbery at Detroit home

DETROIT – 72-year-old Alice Griffin was walking to her front door just before nine Wednesday evening when she was attacked by two young men brandishing guns.

Alice Griffin had never seen her robbers before and believes she was picked at random. Griffin also thinks the more aggressive young robber was training his accomplice.

With her 89-year-old mother was inside, Griffin tried to talk the robbers out of entering her house. That's when the teens turned violent.

"They put a gun to my head and pushed me over," she said.

The more aggressive man started going through her pockets and stole $28 and then told the other teen to go upstairs—where Griffin's mother was in her bedroom.

The two men took some jewelry and a small safe before running away.

After celebrating nearly 50 birthdays in this home, Giffin says it's time to move.

Police are looking for two young black men, about 5'5" and 140 lbs. One was wearing gray clothing and a gray mask. The other was wearing dark clothing. Both were armed.


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