Shots fired during robbery outside restaurant on Upper East Side

Sunday, December 3, 2023
UPPER EAST SIDE, Manhattan (WABC) -- At least one shot was fired in front of a restaurant on the Upper East Side.

It happened at JG Melon on the corner of 74th Street and Third Avenue on Saturday just before 4 p.m.
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Police say two men approached a 22-year-old man who was waiting for a table, and demanded his watch. An argument ensued, and the suspect fired one round before fleeing on a moped on Third Avenue.

No one was struck, and no injuries were reported.


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No arrests have been made.

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