Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Keyshawn Johnson was robbed at gunpoint Wednesday outside of a Berkeley barbershop, police said.
Johnson, 31, had stepped outside the barbershop and was talking on his cell phone when he was confronted by two men armed with either a shotgun or a rifle, said Berkeley police spokesman Kevin Schofield.
The suspects took Johnson's cash and a small amount of jewelry from him before fleeing in a 1970s light blue American-made car, according to witnesses.
The 6-foot-4 NFL star was not injured during the robbery, which was reported at 3:29 p.m. in the 2900 block of Sacramento Street.
"It's an area well known by police,'' Schofield said. "It's well known for drug activity and for a certain amount of violence.''
Schofield said he did not know why Johnson, who was benched by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers last year after repeatedly clashing with coach Jon Gruden, was in Berkeley.
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Johnson, 31, had stepped outside the barbershop and was talking on his cell phone when he was confronted by two men armed with either a shotgun or a rifle, said Berkeley police spokesman Kevin Schofield.
The suspects took Johnson's cash and a small amount of jewelry from him before fleeing in a 1970s light blue American-made car, according to witnesses.
The 6-foot-4 NFL star was not injured during the robbery, which was reported at 3:29 p.m. in the 2900 block of Sacramento Street.
"It's an area well known by police,'' Schofield said. "It's well known for drug activity and for a certain amount of violence.''
Schofield said he did not know why Johnson, who was benched by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers last year after repeatedly clashing with coach Jon Gruden, was in Berkeley.
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