The victim was thrown to the ground and robbed of $400 in cash and a cellphone.
SPRINGFIELD - Police are investigating a report that a man was mugged Monday night while walking to his car from a classroom building at Springfield College, said Capt. William Collins.
The man, whose name was not released, told police he had just come out of a class at around 10 p.m.when he was thrown to the ground by one or more assailants and robbed, Collins said
He told police he was robbed of $400 in cash and a cell phone. Collins said the man may have suffered a dislocated shoulder in the attack, but it was not clear if he needed to go to the hospital.
Officers were on scene with the man taking his statement, and Collins was awaiting additional information. He said he did not know if the man was a student or a member of the faculty.