Suspects threatened to shoot 5-year-old boy, stole family's safe in Bronx home invasion, police say
NEW YORK -- Three men allegedly threatened to shoot a little boy and stole tens of thousands of dollars from a Bronx family in a terrifying home invasion.
According to police, the suspects demanded money and pointed a gun at a woman's 5-year-old son when she answered the door to her apartment near Gates Place and West Gun Hill Road on April 26.
The suspects pistol-whipped the woman's 58-year-old mother, police said, and forced her into a back room where she kept a safe.
The suspects stole the safe, which police said contained $40,000.
"I just find that crazy especially since I live here, so, you know, it's just kind of wild that that's happening a little bit close to home. That's making me want to leave New York," one man said. "I have kids of my own, and I don't respect that."
"Just crazy. I mean, it's not safe anymore anywhere," neighbor Miguel Jimenez said. "First time I hear something like that, especially in this building."
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CBS2 has learned the victims' family owns a business in the area, and the robbery was targeted.
The 30-year-old woman told CBS2 she was too distraught to go on camera, saying she relieves the trauma every time someone knocks on her door.
She says her family is OK but scared.
The suspects were between 18 and 20 years old. Two drove away in a gray sedan and the third left in a dark blue SUV, police said.
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.
