3 killed, 17 injured in wave of New York City shootings
Dozens of people were shot in violent incidents across New York City; Aishah Hasnie reports.
Two men stole an ATM from the wall outside of a New York City bodega in what some fear is a growing trend, according to reports.
The suspects were reported early Friday morning as they were in the middle of prying the ATM free outside of the Yankee Deli on Avenue C in the East Village, ABC 7 reported. The suspects loaded the ATM into a vehicle with New Jersey license plates.
The driver pulled down most of the bodega wall along with the ATM as he tried to pull it free.
"I can't believe that happened to my store because the neighborhood is quiet here, and it's crazy," deli owner Jose Collado said. "I'm very angry when I see that, because before the city was good, but now the city is crazy, there's not a lot of police in the street."
MANHUNT FOR GUNMAN WHO SHOT MAN ON NYC SUBWAY PLATFORM IN GRAND CENTRAL TERMINAL
The suspects carried out their plan at around 4:30 a.m., but there were still plenty of witnesses despite the early hour.
Fernando Mateo of the United Bodegas of America told the New York Post that the industry is seeing an increase in similar ATM thefts.
NYC 9/11 LIGHT TRIBUTE TO BE REINSTATED WITH STATE, BLOOMBERG'S SUPPORT
“We have never witnessed anything like this before,” Matteo told the Post. “It’s like out of a movie script, they must have seen this on TV.”
UBA president Radames Rodriguez described the trend as “devastating” to bodega owners and workers.
CLICK HERE FOR THE FOX NEWS APP
“We work 15 hours a day and to wake up and find your bodegas in shambles is not acceptable,” Rodriguez said. “We have had enough and the Mayor must respond, what’ s going on in the City?”
The NYPD did not immediately release data on how many such robberies have happened, the Post reported.
The hottest stories ripped from the headlines, from crime to courts, legal and scandal.
