The suspects walked into the store, located in the vicinity of Canal Street and Mercer Street, at around 7:30 a.m., with one of the men pointing a gun at an employee.
The gun toting suspect then struck the employee, a 72-year-old man, in the back of the head with the gun and then took $1,500 from the victim’s wallet. The pair then tried to open a safe located inside the store but were unsuccessful. The suspects then fled the store. The 72-year-old was treated by EMS at the scene.Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA .
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