WASHINGTON HEIGHTS — Police are asking for help finding a man they say robbed a 17-year-old at gunpoint.
In security camera footage, the suspect is seen following the male teen out of an elevator on Feb. 19 with what police say is a gun trained on the victim's back.
The robbery occurred in an apartment building at an undisclosed location in the 33rd precinct, which covers Washington Heights, at around 2:20 p.m., police said.
The 17-year-old had been returning home when he was followed into an elevator, police said. When the victim got off at his floor, the thief took out a gun, demanded that the victim surrender his possessions and then fled the building.
He took the victim's jewelry, jacket, cell phone and two pairs of sneakers, police said.
Anyone with information should call call Crime Stoppers at (800) 577-TIPS (8477) or visit the website.
