CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn (PIX11) — A carjacker threatened a man with a gun inside a Brooklyn store before taking his keys and driving off in his Mercedes, police said on Wednesday.
The 30-year-old victim was in a coffee shop at 1102 Saint Johns Pl. in Crown Heights on Monday at around 8:15 a.m. when the suspect pulled a gun on him, according to the NYPD. The thief stole the victim’s keys and fled in the black Mercedes. The victim was not injured.
The car was later recovered but the suspect has not been apprehended, as of Wednesday morning, police said.
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