At approximately 6:00 P.M. on the afternoon of Tuesday, September 26, 2000, police were called to a business office located on the grounds of the National Zoo to investigate the report of a robbery. On arrival, they discovered two men wearing masks robbed the office. One suspect is described as a black male, approximately 6 feet tall, 190 pounds. He was wearing a sweatshirt, a ski mask and a baseball cap. He was also armed with a dark colored handgun. The second suspect is described as a black male, approximately 6 feet tall, 220 pounds, wearing all dark clothes and carrying a dark colored backpack.

The men apparently walked into the office and subdued the three employees inside. An employee was forced to open the safe. The suspects obtained an undisclosed amount of cash and fled the scene.

An investigation of the robbery by members of the Metropolitan Police Department's Second District and Officers from the National Zoo Police is continuing. Anyone with information about this robbery is urged to contact the Second District Detectives at (202) 282-0043 .

Excerpts from a surveillance camera video are provided to you by the Washington Post .

No further information is available at this time.