VIDEO: Armed suspect sought in Bronx carjacking

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NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- Officials released video footage of a man they are looking to identify in connection to a carjacking in the Bronx on Monday, the NYPD said.

The incident happened at approximately 7:15 p.m., in front of 1150 Grand Concourse in the Concourse neighborhood, authorities said.

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According to police, the suspect approached a 41-year-old man said he had a handgun, and told the victim he wanted his car.

The suspect then entered the victim's vehicle and fled the scene northbound on Grand Concourse.

The vehicle was later recovered in the vicinity of East 166th Street and Grand Concourse.

The suspect is described as a male, Hispanic, 20 to 30 years old. He was last seen wearing a red and black hooded sweater.

Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).

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