East Flatbush barbershop worker shot in attempted robbery

Tuesday, December 8, 2020
EAST FLATBUSH, Brooklyn (WABC) -- A worker at a Brooklyn barbershop was shot and injured during an attempted robbery.

Police say two men entered the shop on Nostrand in East Flatbush just after 8 p.m. Monday.
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One of them pulled out a gun and shot the 24-year-old employee in the right shoulder.

He was rushed to Kings County Hospital where he's expected to survive.

Police are still searching for the gunmen.
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The investigation into the incident is ongoing.

Anyone with information in regard to the identity of these individuals is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).

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