EAST VILLAGE, Manhattan (WABC) — Police are trying to find a group of four men accused of carjacking a man in the East Village.
It happened on Monday, March 23 around 1:30 a.m. in front of 50 Second Ave.
Police say a 51-year-old man was sitting inside his car when four people walked up and asked him for a ride.
When he said no, one of them pulled out a gun and forced him out of the vehicle.
The group then drove off in the man’s car.
Police say the victim was not hurt. The stolen vehicle was later found in Newark, New Jersey.
Investigators say three of the suspects were last seen wearing black sweatshirts, dark pants and black sneakers. The fourth suspect was wearing a light-colored sweatshirt, a black jacket and was carrying a backpack.
If you have information, you’re asked to call the NYPD Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).
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