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The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the four people seen in the attached photos who they say are wanted in connection with an armed robbery and gang assault that occurred in the Fordham Manor section of The Bronx.
Police said that on Wednesday, March 4, at around 2.37 p.m., inside 2601 Webster Avenue, SD & Ria Multiservice, a 43-year-old male victim was approached by the four suspects. They said the group proceeded to punch the victim multiple times about the body, displayed a gun, and pistol whipped him on the head.
Photo courtesy of the NYPD
“The unidentified individuals forcibly removed [an] unknown amount of currency from the victim and damaged the inside of the location,” a police spokesperson said.
“EMS responded and transported the victim to St. Barnabas Hospital in stable condition,” the spokesperson added. “The unidentified individuals fled the location in a Gray Nissan Sedan southbound on Webster Avenue bearing North Carolina Plates. The value of the damaged property is approximately $6,000.”
Photo courtesy of the NYPD
Police said the first suspect is described as male, and was last seen wearing a green jacket, and black pants. They said the second suspect is also described as male, and was last seen wearing a blue sweatshirt, dark-colored pants, and dark-colored shoes.
They said the third suspect is described as male, and was last seen wearing a black jacket, and blue jeans. They said the fourth suspect is described as male, and was last seen wearing a black jacket, blue pants, and dark-colored shoes.
Photo courtesy of the NYPD
Anyone with information regarding 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). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crimestoppers website at https://crimestoppers.
All calls are strictly confidential.
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