Shots fired in holdup at Middle Georgia State University parking lot

Two shots were fired but no one was hurt Tuesday afternoon when someone trying to sell a cellphone was robbed by the prospective buyer after the two agreed to meet in a Middle Georgia State University parking lot, authorities said.

The stickup happened shortly after 3:30 p.m. on the east side of the college’s Macon campus in a parking lot that overlooks Interstate 475, campus Police Chief Shawn Douglas told The Telegraph. The man who was buying the phone fired the shots.

No students were believed to be involved, the chief said, adding that classes there ended last week.

A Knight alert was sent to all Macon campus students and employees informing them of the emergency.

Further details were not immediately available, but police were on the lookout for a white and blue Yamaha motorcycle the gunman was thought to be riding. He was last seen headed west on Eisenhower Parkway.

Neither man was a student or an employee of Middle Georgia State University.

This story was originally published May 10, 2016 at 4:59 PM with the headline "Shots fired in holdup at Middle Georgia State University parking lot."