Police released on Sunday images and video of three suspects wanted for a recent home invasion in south Queens in which they assaulted a 59-year-old man with a meat cleaver.
Law enforcement sources said the robbery took place at 1:20 p.m. on April 23 inside a home in the vicinity of Farmers Boulevard and 116th Avenue in St. Albans, within the confines of the 113th Precinct.
According to authorities, the perpetrators entered the home and confronted two men, one who is 59 and the other is 62. Sources familiar with the investigation said one of the robbers asked, “Where is the money?”
As the 59-year-old man attempted to flee, police said, one of the suspects attacked him with a cleaver, slashing his face and hands. EMS later transported the victim to Montefiore Medical Center, where he was treated for injuries that were not considered life-threatening.
The 62-year-old man was able to flee the scene, and the suspects ran out of the location shortly thereafter, authorities noted.
Police described the cleaver-carrying crook as a black man between 30 and 40 years of age, weighing between 150 and 160 pounds who was last seen wearing a T-shirt and jeans.
One of his cohorts was described by the NYPD as a white or Hispanic man standing 5 foot 10 inches tall with salt and pepper hair who was seen wearing a white or gray T-shirt and carrying black firearm.
Police said the third suspect is a black man between 30 and 40 years of age, standing 5 foot 8 inches or 5 foot 9 inches tall, weighing between 150 and 160 pounds and last observed wearing black sunglasses and a black leather baseball hat. He was also heard speaking with a West Indian accent.
Video of the third perpetrator can be viewed below.
Anyone with information regarding the assault or the suspects’ whereabouts is urged to call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS, visit their website or send a text message to 274637 (CRIMES), then enter TIP577. All calls and messages are kept confidential.
