Caught On Video: Gunpoint Robbery In Hunts Point Elevator
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NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) - The NYPD wants your help identifying two suspects who robbed a 19-year-old man at gunpoint in Hunts Point.
It happened at around 2 a.m. on Dec. 28 at Hunts Point Avenue and Lafayette Avenue.
Surveillance video shows the victim try to exit an elevator when one of the suspects pulls him back in, and another approaches with a revolver drawn.
Police say the suspects pulled guns and robbed the victim of $8,000, his jacket, iPhone, and bank cards.
No injuries were reported.
Anyone with any information is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). You can also submit a tip via their website or via DM on Twitter, @NYPDTips. All calls are kept confidential.
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