West Village Store Robbed By Gun Toting Man: Police

West Village NY

16 October, 2020

11:45 AM

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WEST VILLAGE, NY — Police are looking for a man accused of using a gun to stick up a West Village store for hundreds of dollars. The incident took place Tuesday night when two men entered the Eighth Street Gift Store at 46 West 8th Street, according to police. One of the men pulled out a black gun and demanded money from an employee working behind the counter, police said. The employee handed over a leather bag holding roughly $800, according to police. The two men then took off westbound on West 8th Street. Police released photos of the two suspects on Friday. A second man who was involved in the robbery of a West Village store. (Photo courtesy of 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)