Man in crosswalk robbed at gunpoint by trio in Upper Manhattan, one shot fired

Wednesday, August 25, 2021
UPPER MANHATTAN (WABC) -- Police are searching for the group behind a gunpoint robbery in Upper Manhattan.

Video shows the three men charge at a 31-year-old man in a crosswalk on West 207th Street on Sunday at 4:40 a.m.
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The thieves stole the victim's watch and necklace and one of them fired a single shot that hit a nearby car.

The trio then fled in a black Mercedes-Benz sedan over the 207th Street Bridge into the Bronx.


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Fortunately, no one was injured.

Anyone with information in regard to this incident 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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