The robbery suspects got away with an undisclosed amount of cash and jewelry from the victim.
An investigation is underway after an off-duty officer fired shots at robbery suspects at 122nd and Park on Monday morning in East Harlem. N.J. Burkett has the story.An investigation is underway after an off-duty officer fired a shot at robbery suspects on Monday morning.A 29-year-old man who works in the area was walking when a tan SUV pulled up alongside him and two men wearing all black and face masks got out and robbed him at gunpoint.
An off-duty detective with the NYPD of the Firearms Suppression Division witnessed the incident, identified himself and drew his service pistol while ordering the suspects not to move. One of the suspects turned toward the detective with a firearm in his hand, which police say prompted the officer to fire one shot.That vehicle has since been identified as a tan, GMC Terrain. It has Florida license plate 8814 AR, and it was last seen traveling over the Willis Avenue bridge into the Bronx.
The suspects took cash and a wristwatch from the victim. It's unclear at this time if the victim was targeted.The off-duty officer was taken to the hospital with tinnitus.No arrests have been made and the investigation is ongoing.
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