BROOKLYN, N.Y. (PIX11) --- A robber choked a 6-year-old girl before snatching gold chains off her and her older sister's neck in a Brooklyn apartment building last week, authorities said.
The suspect initially asked a 14-year-old girl to give him her gold necklace inside a building near Eastern Parkway and Ralph Avenue in Brownsville at around 3:15 p.m. on May 29, according to the NYPD. When the teen refused, the man choked her 6-year-old sister with one hand and ripped her chain off with the other, police said.
The robber then took the older girl's gold necklace before running off. The suspect was last seen wearing a gray hoodie and carrying a Target bag, police said. There have been no arrests.
The 6-year-old girl had bruising on her neck and refused medical attention at the scene, according to an NYPD spokeswoman.
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Mira Wassef is a digital reporter who has covered news and sports in the New York City area for more than a decade. She joined PIX11 News in 2022. See more of her work here.
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