Four people were arrested after a man was pistol whipped and robbed in Columbus Thursday afternoon. 

At 1:30 pm, Columbus police were sent to the 3100 block of North National Road for a robbery. That’s on the north side of Columbus. The officers quickly found the robbery victim, who had been beaten with a handgun. 

The victim was taken to Columbus Regional Hospital for treatment. 

Columbus police then got a description of the robbers and the car they were driving. Soon after, an Indiana State Police trooper and deputies from the Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Office found the robbers. 

Four people were arrested and taken to the Bartholomew County Jail: 

Luis Javier Riviera Salaman, 37, of Seymour; Armed Robbery and Battery with a Deadly Weapon 

Jorge Nelson Ramos Barbosa, 25, of Seymour; Armed Robbery and Battery with a Deadly Weapon 

Giovanny Abdiel Hernandez Acevedo, 21, of Seymour; Armed Robbery and Battery with a Deadly Weapon

Emmanuel Gil Peralta, 19, of Seymour; Armed Robbery

The case is still under investigation.