A male Harvard undergraduate was robbed at gunpoint early Friday morning just a few yards from the Quad, police said.

The victim, whose name has not been released, reported to police that at around 2:30 a.m., he was approached by three men as he walked on the corner of Garden and Sheppard streets.

According to a community advisory released by the Harvard University Police Department (HUPD), the victim reported that one of the men, who appeared to be carrying a handgun, then threw him to the ground and ordered him to give up his possessions. After handing over his wallet and cell phone, the victim reported, one of the suspects then struck him in the head with the handgun.

The suspects then fled the scene.

According to the release, the victim was treated for “minor injuries” before being released. The victim was not able to provide detailed descriptions of the suspects to police.

The incident, which took place at an intersection that borders the Radcliffe Quad campus, came only one day after Dean of the College Benedict H. Gross ’71 announced that the Cambridge Police Department (CPD) was increasing the number of police patrols assigned to the Quad in response to noise complaints from neighbors.

“I do think the police care about protecting students and I certainly don’t think the robbery can be attributed to willful negligence by CPD officers,” said Benjamin D. Zimmer ’07 of Pforzheimer House, in an e-mail. “However, I question the overall attitude that the Cambridge and Boston police...take towards Harvard undergraduates. I feel that far too often they view us as threats to the community rather than members of the community requiring protection.”

Zimmer said that police time spent quieting boisterous students is time not spent protecting students from future armed robberies.

Because the incident did not occur on Harvard University property, it is currently being investigated by the CPD.

CPD spokesman Frank T. Pasquarello could not be reached for comment. HUPD spokesman Steven G. Catalano declined to comment on the record for this article.

—Staff writer Reed B. Rayman can be reached at rrayman@fas.harvard.edu.