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Girl Robbed at Gunpoint in McDonald’s for iPod Touch

By Julie Shapiro | November 9, 2010 7:40am
A thief pulled a gun on a 15-year-old girl in a downtown McDonald's last month, police said.
A thief pulled a gun on a 15-year-old girl in a downtown McDonald's last month, police said.
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By Julie Shapiro

DNAinfo Reporter/Producer

FINANCIAL DISTRICT — A young woman was robbed at gunpoint in a downtown McDonald’s last month, police said.

The 15-year-old victim, a Brooklyn resident, was playing a game on her iPod Touch inside the McDonald’s at 6 Water St. about 4:30 p.m. Oct. 29 when the thief approached her, police said.

The thief asked the victim, "What’s good?" and when she tried to walk away, he blocked her path and pulled a black semi-automatic firearm from his waistband, police said.

"Give it up or I’m going to blow you up," he said, according to police.

He then grabbed the iPod, valued at $135, and fled with another man, police said.

Police are seeking the two men, both described as black, 5-feet-7-inches tall, 150 pounds.

Anyone with information is asked to contact CrimeStoppers at 800-577-TIPS(8477) or text TIP5477 to "CRIMES," or visit the website.