Three males who appeared to be juveniles robbed a 15-year-old boy on Pennsylvania Avenue near 26th Street last Wednesday, according to a Metropolitan Police Department report.

The alleged victim was walking on the street at 6 p.m. when the three males approached him, according to the report. One of the males asked him, “What do you have in your pockets?” and lifted his shirt to reveal a black handgun, the report states. The victim gave him $5 and the three males ran south down 26th Street.

MPD is trying to crack down on robberies in the Foggy Bottom area, where 16 violent crimes have occurred since May 16, according to data from the MPD crime map Web site. At an Advisory Neighborhood Commission 2A meeting earlier this month, MPD’s Sgt. Dustin Nevel said many of the robberies occur during the evening rush hour from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. and that Pennsylvania Avenue is a popular spot because of its proximity to the Foggy Bottom Metro station.