Man robbed at gunpoint in Brooklyn for $1 million in jewelry

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Saturday, October 16, 2021
Man robbed at gunpoint in NYC for $1 million in jewelry
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A man was robbed at gunpoint by two suspects in Borough Park for jewelry worth more than $1 million.

BOROUGH PARK, Brooklyn (WABC) -- A man was robbed at gunpoint in Brooklyn for jewelry worth more than $1 million.

Police say the victim was held up by two suspects while he was parked on 47th Street in Borough Park around 12:30 p.m. on Friday.

They say one man went up to the victim's window and demanded he open his trunk.

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The victim opened his truck, and the suspects took out the jewelry and fled in a Ford Taurus with paper license plates.

The victim said the jewelry was owned by a jewelry store in Manhattan and was worth more than $1 million.

He was not injured, and no arrests were made.

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