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Gunman Sticks Up Train for $7

Police are searching for a suspect in the armed robbery inside a moving subway train in the Bronx. -Photo by NYPD


By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice

September 3, 2023


BRONX - A teenager was robbed at gunpoint by a stickup man inside a moving Bronx subway train.


At around 4:20 pm on August 28, a 14-year-old boy was riding inside a southbound Number 2 train. A man in a grey hoodie approached the teen and displayed a gun.



The gunman demanded cash and the teen handed over $7.


At the 219th Street Station the gunman got off the train and fled for the street below.



The victim was not injured.


The suspect is described as a male with a medium complexion. He was last seen wearing a grey hoodie. He wore a dark vest over the hoodie. He also wore dark pants, white sneakers and a dark facemask.



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. 


All calls are strictly confidential.




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