Authorities in Council Bluffs are investigating an incident of alleged attempted robbery and assault that occurred after the victim went to meet a person he connected with on Facebook. Officials say 30-year old Sean Moore, of Herman, NE., reported to police two men and a woman tried to rob him during the incident that happened at around 10:35-p.m. Monday near the intersection of 29th Street and West Broadway, in Council Bluffs.

According to the Police Department, a woman Moore had been to speaking to for a month on the social media website Facebook picked Moore up in Herman, NE, and the pair – along with two men the female brought along – made their way to Council Bluffs. In the 2900 block of West Broadway, the woman and two men allegedly told Moore to get out of the vehicle and, once outside, that they had a gun and were going to rob him.

When Moore asked to see the gun, the men replied by punching him. Moore was eventually able to escape and call police. He suffered non-life threatening injuries and did not go to the hospital.  Authorities say police are targeting suspects and continue to investigate the incident.