Buddhist temple robbed at gunpoint in Brooklyn: police

9 months ago 13

FLATBUSH, Brooklyn (PIX11) – A Buddhist temple in Brooklyn was robbed at gunpoint Sunday afternoon, police said.

The robbery happened at Watt Samakki-Dhammikaram at 26 Rugby Road in Flatbush just before 2:30 p.m., according to the NYPD. A trio of robbers forced their way inside and stole money and possessions, police said.

There were four people inside the Buddhist temple at the time of the robbery, according to the NYPD. None of them were injured, police said.

The three robbers were all males, according to police. Additional suspect information wasn’t immediately available.

Finn Hoogensen is a digital journalist who has covered local news for more than five years. He has been with PIX11 News since 2022. See more of his work here.

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