Video: Man shot during robbery of $8,000 chain in Manhattan
EAST HARLEM, Manhattan (WABC) -- A 55-year-old man was shot during the armed robbery of his $8,000 chain in East Harlem, and police are hoping surveillance video of the incident will lead to an arrest.
The shooting happened around 1:30 p.m. Monday on East 129th Street.
Police say the victim was unloading a work truck when an unknown individual approached him and displayed a black firearm.
The gunman grabbed the victim's chain and tried to pull it off his neck, and a struggle ensued.
The victim tried to escape, at which time police say the individual shot him in his left leg.
He then got into a black BMW and drove from the scene.
The victim was rushed to NYC Health + Hospital/Harlem, where he was treated and released.
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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