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Fordham Manor: Two Sought after Youth Robbed amid Dispute, Shot Fired

THE NEW YORK City Police Department is asking for the public’s help identifying the people seen in this photo who they say are sought in connection to an armed robbery that occurred in Fordham Manor on Monday, Feb. 5, 2024.
Photo courtesy of the NYPD

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the people seen in the attached photo who they say are wanted in connection to an armed robbery that occurred in Fordham Manor.

 

Police said that on Monday, Feb. 5, at around 5.10 p.m., in front of 1 West Fordham Road, a 16-year-old male victim and two others got into a verbal dispute. They said the two suspects demanded money from the victim, but the victim refused. “The individuals then forcibly removed the property from the victim,” a police spokesperson said.

 

Police said the victim then followed the two, who then fired a shot(s) at him. They said the suspects fled the location in a red-colored SUV to parts unknown.

 

Police said the first suspect is described as male and has a light complexion. They said he was wearing a dark-colored sweatshirt, dark-colored pants, light-colored sneakers, and a black face mask.

 

They said the second suspect is also described as male, and has a dark complexion. They said he was wearing a dark-colored facemask, a dark-colored skull cap, a dark-colored, hooded sweatshirt, a black and white jacket, and black and red-colored sneakers.

 

Anyone with information regarding 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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