Robber Wore Motorcycle Helmet - Fired 1 Round
By Dan Gesslein
Queens Voice
September 18, 2023
At around 3 pm on September 15, a 47-year-old man who was in front of a 99 cents store at 48-16 Skillman Avenue, was surprised by a man wearing a motorcycle helmet and holding a gun.
Cops said the man, who was dressed all in black, fired one round into the sidewalk. The gunman then removed money from the victim, hopped on the back of a moped and drove off northbound on 49th Street.
Cops said the gunman stole $60,000 in cash.
Investigators released surveillance video of the suspects.
The gunman was last seen wearing a black motorcycle helmet. With the visor up, the suspect wore dark glasses to hide his eyes. He wore a black jacket and black pants. The video also showed the gunman wearing grey gloves and white sneakers. He was also seen having a large black food delivery bag across his back.
The other suspect who drove the black moped was last seen wearing a red and white jacket and black baseball cap.
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 CrimeStoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/ or on Twitter @NYPDTips.
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