NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — Police are searching for two men accused of shooting their victims in the buttocks during a botched robbery on a Bronx street last month the NYPD said Thursday.
At approximately 4 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 7,, a 25-year-old man and a 30-year-old man were approached by the two suspects in front of 1880 University Ave. Morris Heights, officials said.
The suspects displayed a firearm and attempted to take property from the victims. When it was unsuccessful, they discharged the firearm, striking the victims in the buttocks, authorities said.
The men fled on a black moped traveling northbound on University Avenue.
EMS transported the victims to St. Barnabas Hospital in stable condition.
Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).
