Police release photo of armed robbery suspect in Brooklyn

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BROOKLYN, N.Y. (PIX11) -- Police are searching for a man linked to an armed robbery at the Atlantic Center Mall on Jan. 9.

The robbery happened around 5 a.m. at a business inside the mall.

Police say the suspect allegedly displayed a firearm and used it to strike a 23-year-old male employee in the head. The suspect then took around $5,689 in cash and fled the mall.

Surveillance cameras caught the suspect entering the Lafayette Avenue subway station. The NYPD released the following footage of the suspect.

Courtesy of the NYPD

The victim suffered minor injuries and refused medical attention, police say.

Submit tips to police by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), visiting crimestoppers.nypdonline.org, downloading the NYPD Crime Stoppers mobile app, or texting 274637 (CRIMES) then entering TIP577. Spanish-speaking callers are asked to dial 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).

Ben Mitchell is a digital content producer from Vermont who has covered both local and international news since 2021. He joined PIX11 in 2024. See more of his work here.

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