Trio of robbers snatch $30,000 necklace off man's neck in Washington Heights

WASHINGTON HEIGHTS, Manhattan (WABC) -- Police in Manhattan are looking for three robbers who snatched a necklace right off a man's neck.

They say the trio pulled a gun on the victim Monday night on St. Nicholas Avenue in Washington Heights. Then, one of them yanked off a necklace worth about $30,000.

The robbers ran away.

The victim was injured but is expected to be fine.

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