NEW YORK, NY – The New York Police Department is seeking three unidentified individuals after they entered La Convenience Smoke Shop located at 105 Avenue A on Wednesday, May 10, 2023, at approximately 2:26 p.m. and started removing merchandise.
Two of the individuals went behind the counter while the third acted as a lookout. When they were leaving, a 42-year-old male bystander confronted them, and one of the individuals showed a firearm.
The suspects then fled the location in a gray Hyundai four-door sedan heading southbound on Avenue A.
No injuries were reported during the incident.
Anyone with information related to the incident is urged to contact the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). Tips can also be submitted by visiting the Crime Stoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/ or on Twitter @NYPDTips.