Erie police investigating westside robbery

Erie police are investigating a reported armed robbery on the city's west side this morning.

A man told police that he and a friend were walking home from a fast-food restaurant at about 12:50 a.m. when they were confronted in the 500 block of West Fifth Street by a man carrying a dark-colored revolver who demanded their money. The man said he got into a confrontation with the robber and threw his jacket over the handgun, which fired, police said this morning.

The man said the robbery suspect went through his pockets and stole his wallet, police said.

The robber was described as a black male in his mid-20s who was 6 feet 2 inches tall and was wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt.

No one was reported injured by the gunshot.