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Robbery suspect hits man with gun for no cash: NYPD

Robbery suspect hits man with gun for no cash: NYPD
Courtesy of NYPD
By Sadef Ali Kully

JAMAICA — Police were looking for a suspect in a robbery outside a storage facility in South Jamaica Nov. 29.

Police said after 2 p.m. an unidentified man entered Ace Moving and Storage on 95th Avenue allegedly armed with a handgun. He demanded money from a 46-year-old male employee, police said.

The employee said there was no cash and the suspect struck him with the firearm, according to police officials.

Officials said the suspect left in a beige-colored Ford Windstar, driven by an unidentified individual.

Police said the employee suffered injuries to the back of his head and was taken to Jamaica Hospital by emergency responders for evaluation.

Police described the suspect as a black male wearing a black baseball cap, eyeglasses, a black jacket over a dark-color hoodie, blue jeans and white sneakers.

Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS.

The public can submit tips to the Crime Stoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or text tips to 274637(CRIMES) then enter TIP577.