A man reporting to work at 4:30 this morning off U.S. 80 was forced at gunpoint to drive to an ATM in a futile attempt to withdraw money before the robber stole his vehicle, Warren County Sheriff Martin Pace said.

The victim said he was driving into the 100 block of Business Park Drive when the robber — described as a black male, 5-foot-10, 130 pounds and wearing red shorts, no shirt and brandishing a handgun — approached him, demanded money, which the victim did not have, and forced him to drive to a nearby bank.

When the victim was unable to withdraw money, the robber told him to return to the victim’s place of employment, where the robber fled in the victim’s vehicle, a beige 2000 Chevrolet Silverado pickup, Pace said.

The victim’s wallet and cell phone also were stolen, Pace said.

No injuries were reported.

An early-morning attempted armed robbery and assault were reported Aug. 12 in the city at a doughnut store on Halls Ferry Road. In that case, the suspect hit the worker who was opening the store in the head with a gun, requiring medical treatment at the scene. Nothing was reported missing, and no arrest was made.

Business Park Drive is just less than a mile east of the U.S. 80 and Mississippi 27 intersection.