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A gun-toting robber shot an Uber driver in the face during a stick-up in Brooklyn earlier this month — and cops are hunting for the ruthless suspect, police and sources said.
The armed creep got into the car around 4:15 a.m. July 11 on Prospect Avenue near Bedford Avenue in Prospect-Lefferts Gardens and threatened the 21-year-old driver, authorities said.
He allegedly demanded cash and the keys to the vehicle before firing off his weapon, hitting the motorist in the face, police said.
The suspect got into the car on Prospect Avenue near Bedford Avenue in Prospect-Lefferts Gardens and threatened the 21-year-old driver, cops said. NYPDThe brute managed to grab an undetermined amount of cash before getting out of the car and running off, heading west on Parkside Avenue toward Flatbush Avenue, authorities said.
Responding medics rushed the motorist to the Kings County Hospital Center, where he was listed in stable condition.
The suspect was last seen wearing blue shorts, a black sweatshirt, a black surgical mask, black shoes and carrying a black bookbag, according to surveillance images released by the NYPD.
The city’s Taxi and Limousine Commission condemned the attack and said it was offering its support to the driver.
“The details of this incident are still under investigation, but any violence against TLC drivers is intolerable and heartbreaking,” Commissioner Midori Valdivia said in a statement.
The brute demanded cash and the keys to the vehicle before opening fire, police said. NYPD“Our city’s drivers are hardworking people who deserve respect and dignity. Anyone with information about an attack or a crime against a driver should contact the NYPD immediately.”
The NYPD urged anyone with information on the attacker’s whereabouts to call the 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 Crime Stoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/, on X @NYPDTips.
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