LINDEN -- A game of Pokemon Go turned violent Wednesday night when two Linden residents were robbed at gunpoint and shots were fired when they gave chase, police said.

A 33-year-old man and 24-year-old woman told police they were playing the game while sitting in their car on Lucien Place at 11:15 p.m. when a man pointed a handgun at them and demanded their wallets and cell phones, police said.

After they turned over their belongings, the robber got into an SUV occupied by two other people and left on Fernwood Terrace, police said.

The victims tried to follow the car to get a license plate number and heard three gunshots come from the SUV on the 100 block of Fernwood Terrace, according to police.

Police said the victims drove to Raritan Road and flagged down a Cranford officer, who contacted Linden police.

Police said officers found evidence of gunshots at the scene. Neither victim was injured, police said.

The suspect is described as wearing a gray, hooded sweatshirt and dark pants.

Union Police said the robberies were likely connected to a shooting last night in which a Union resident in her 50s was struck by gunfire through her front door. Linden police said they don't yet know if the incidents are related.

The Linden Police Department's Detective Bureau is investigating the robberies. They ask anyone with information to call 908-474-8537 or email crimetips@lpdnj.org.

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