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Police are looking for a trio of robbers. One of them shot a store clerk with an assault rifle. -Photo by NYPD

By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice

October 19, 2023

BRONX - A store clerk was shot in the arm by a robber who carried an assault rifle, cops said. 

At around 8 pm on October 12, a 35-year-old man was in a store on Hunts Point Avenue. Cops said three men wearing ski masks and purple latex gloves tried to gain entrance to the shop. 

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When that failed, cops said one of the robbers pulled out an assault rifle and fired a round through the door, hitting the clerk in the left arm. 

All three suspects ran off empty handed. 

Police released surveillance video of one of the suspects seen holding the assault rifle and pointing go a target on the street. 

The suspects are all described as males with slim builds. Each of the suspects were last seen wearing black pants. black hooded sweatshirts and masks. 

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.