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NEW YORK (77WABC) — The NYPD says a 55-year-old man was shot while being robbed of his $8000 chain in East Harlem on Monday.
Cops say the incident happened around 1:30 p.m. in front of 21 East 129 Street, where the a 55-year-old was unloading a work truck. The mugger approached him, brandishing a gun before grabbing the chain.
According to police, the thief tried to pull it off his neck, where a struggle ensued. The man tried to escape, at which time police say the thief shot him in the leg and took off with the chain — fleeing on foot west bound on 129 Street then driving away in a black BMW.
The 55-year-old was taken to NYC Health + Hospital/Harlem, where he was treated and released.
The individual is described as a 30-year-old man with a dark complexion, weighing about 180 pounds, approximately 5’9″ tall and with a thin build. He was last seen wearing gray sweat jacket, light blue jeans and white sneakers.
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). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website or on Twitter @NYPDTips.
