Homeless man pepper-sprayed, robbed on street

A homeless man was pepper-sprayed and robbed early Friday while sitting across the street from the Salvation Army in downtown Little Rock, police said.

The 67-year-old victim told authorities he was outside 200 N. Cross St. just before 4 a.m. when two men approached him, pepper-sprayed him in the eyes and took nearly $150 in cash from him.

The victim went to the Little Rock police headquarters building for help.

The two robbers, described as black men who stood 5-foot-10 and weighed between 150 and 170 pounds, were gone when police responded to the area, according to a report.

The victim declined medical attention, police said.

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