Law enforcement officials are actively seeking a suspect who is alleged
to have targeted two young girls, committing a violent robbery at their
residence located near Eastern Parkway and Ralph Avenue.
One of the victims, a 14-year-old female, provided an exclusive account
to a reporter, with her mother's consent. She recounted that while
she was escorting her six-year-old sister home from school on Wednesday,
the assailant approached them from behind and demanded her gold
necklace.
"The man grabbed me by the neck and then - my sister looked and she
started getting scared. I didn't have time...I couldn't react. I only
looked at my sister and she was screaming," said the 14-year-old. The victims reported that the man trailed the girls from school to their
residence, entering the building directly behind them and subsequently
managing to corner them in a confined lobby area.
Authorities report that the suspect, cornered between two doors and
physically dominated by an adult male, initiated the act of choking the
six-year-old with one hand. Simultaneously, he forcibly removed her gold
necklace and subsequently seized her older sister's gold necklace, both
of which were birthday gifts from their mother.
The mother, occupied with her work at that moment, felt a deep sense of gratitude that her children were not taken."I'm very worried, because I got to call my daughter every time she goes
out of school to make sure her safety is good," she says.
Emergency personnel conveyed the victims to Maimonides Medical Center,
where they were reported to be in stable condition. The NYPD has
described the suspect as approximately 5 feet 8 inches tall, aged
between 25 and 40 years. Additionally, they noted that the individual
has dark hair styled in a ponytail and possesses a light complexion.
At the time of the incident, the individual in question was observed
donning a white shirt and holding a shopping bag from Target.
Authorities report that he subsequently took a grey sweatshirt from the
bag and donned it over his t-shirt
