Two helmet-wearing goons shot a cellphone store worker multiple times and took his $22,000 Rolex during a stickup in Queens, cops said Saturday.
The robbers got tangled in a physical altercation with the victim just before 7 p.m. Friday at the Top in Town Wireless store on 32-78 Steinway St. in Astoria, according to the NYPD.
During the fight, one of the thieves fired multiple rounds at the victim, cops
One of the thieves who stole a Rolex watch from a man after shooting him several times at 32-78
Steinway St, Queens. NYPD/DCPI
Both suspects during a robbery in progress at a cellphone store in Astoria, Queens. NYPD/DCPI
Crime scene at Top in Town Wireless store with disarray from a robbery and shooting. Brigitte Stelzer
The victim, a 40-year-old man who works at the mobile phone store, was shot in both legs and his torso, according to the NYPD. He was transported to NYC Health and Hospitals/Elmhurst in stable condition.
They stole the victim’s jaw-droppingly expensive watch before they fled the scene on a scooter, officials said.
The Top in Town Wireless storefront, where an employee was robbed at gunpoint on Friday evening. Google Maps
NYPD Evidence Team at the crime scene of ‘Top in Town’ Wireless store. Brigitte StelzerOne of the men was wearing a gray helmet with a black jacket and blue jeans, cops said. The other was wearing a black helmet and a red mask with a blue hooded sweatshirt and red and black sneakers, according to the NYPD.
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).
