NEW BRUNSWICK - A Rutgers student was sprayed in the face and robbed at gunpoint by three men when he was walking in the area of Suydam Street and Jones Avenue on Rutgers Douglass Campus between 1:30 a.m. and 2 a.m., according to police.

The victim, an affiliated student, reported that while walking in the area he was approached by a group of individuals who he did not know. The victim reported that upon being approached by the group, one of the perpetrators sprayed him in the face with an unknown liquid, temporarily disorienting him.

At the same time, another member of the group displayed a handgun and demanded victim’s property. The victim reported that the group then fled the area in a dark colored vehicle. The victim received treatment at a local area hospital for non-life threatening injuries and has since been released.

Police are looking for three suspects, a black male with small dreadlocks, a heavy set male, and a skinny white male with short hair.

Anyone with information, or who may have been in the area at the time, is asked to please contact the New Brunswick City Police Department at (732) 745-5200 or the Rutgers Police Department at (732) 932-7211.