Shocking security video shows robber shooting restaurant customer at point-blank range during robbery in New York
Shocking and graphic security video captured the moment An armed robber shot a bystander in the face after robbing a restaurant in New York City on Wednesday.
The 37-year-old victim is in critical condition and police are trying to identify a suspect.
Surveillance video showed the suspect ordering food at the Seafood King Fish Market on Broadway in Washington Heights before leaving the restaurant. He returned later to use the bathroom and rob the place.
Shortly before 2 a.m., another person was eating at the counter when the suspect return and walked towards the counter while pulling out a gun. She ordered the woman behind the counter to put the money from the register into a plastic bag. She also stole her and the client’s property.
As he turned to leave, he pointed his gun at the customer’s head and pulled the trigger once, shooting him in the cheek.
The client fell to the ground immediately.
“I don’t know if the victim saw it coming, the victim simply had his property, cell phone and money taken from him while he was eating, and I’m sure he was watching the encounter with the second victim who was an employee of the location,” said Lt. John Russo of the Commander’s Investigations Coordinator’s Detective Office.
“And it appeared that as the perpetrator ran out the door, he turned around and fired, hitting the victim,” he added.
The victim was transported to Mount Sinai Morningside Hospital, where he is in stable condition, according to police.
A previously unreleased video of the gruesome shooting was released. circulated on social networks. WABC-TV blurred images of the victims and cut the video before the shooting.
An important clue could be the distinctive blue handgun used by the suspect.
“We have recovered a 9 millimeter shell casing at the scene,” Russo said. “You know, we’ll process it forensically to see if it matches any of the bullet casings in the face and it doesn’t seem to match any other robberies or patterns we have in the area.”
The waitress who witnessed the shooting is saying be afraid to go back to work.
Police said the suspect was about 5’5″, had a medium complexion and was wearing all black, including a balaclava and jacket.
Here is a news report about the attack:
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