NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Police were searching Thursday for a man who robbed two people at gunpoint in the lobby of a building in the West Village.
The robbery happened around 3:45 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 13, in a building at Waverly Place and Christopher Street, police said.
The victims, two men ages 29 and 30, were approached by the suspect who demanded money while pointing a silver handgun, police said.
The suspect took about $400 from the younger of the two men before running off, police said. No injuries were reported.
The suspect was described as a black male about 40 years old, standing about 5 feet 4 inches tall and weighing about 160 pounds, with a dark complexion. He was last seen wearing a black shirt under a black jacket, blue jeans, black sneakers and a black winter hat, police said.
Police released surveillance video of the robbery in progress, with the suspect pointing the gun and confronting the victims.
Anyone with information was asked to call the NYPD Crime Stoppers at (800) 577-TIPS, log onto the Crime Stoppers website, or text tips to 274637 (CRIMES) and enter TIP577.
