West Side man's yelling chases off robbers

YOUNGSTOWN — Police are looking for three men who tried to rob a West Side man while walking his dog.

According to police reports, the 48-year-old Bon Air Avenue man was walking his dog Just after midnight today when he was approached by three men dressed in black clothes, wearing ski masks and carrying guns. The men told the man he was being robbed and forced the resident into his home.

The man told police he struggled with one of the attackers and was hit on the head with a gun butt before running into a bedroom and hollering for family members to call police. The attackers ran off after realizing police had been called, reports said.