NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ - Two robbers brandishing a handgun and a knife forced their way into a Hamilton Street house Sunday, causing three tenants - one of them affiliated with Rutgers University - to flee the apartment building, Rutgers police said.

The incident came hours after two people were robbed while walking on Easton Avenue early Sunday morning. One of those victims is also affiliated with the university.

Sign Up for New Brunswick Newsletter Our newsletter delivers the local news that you can trust. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. You have successfully signed up for the TAPinto New Brunswick Newsletter. New Brunswick police said the robbery at the house is not related to the attacks Easton Avenue.

University police said that at about 8 p.m,. Sunday, the two robbers forced open a rear door of a house on Hamilton Street between Easton and College avenues.

Once inside, the attackers confronted a resident who is not affiliated with the university, and that victim was able to escape the building, police said.