NEW YORK, NY – A smoke shop worker in Brooklyn was assaulted by a hammer-wielding suspect and his accomplices as they were robbing the Hubble Bubble smoke shop on Avenue P.
According to police, on Thursday, at around 11:00 am, the suspects entered the business and took a hammer from behind the counter. They proceeded to threaten store employees with the hammer, demanding CBD products.
During their robbery, the suspects began attacking a 30-year-old male employee multiple times in the face and across his body.
The suspects took $140 in cash and $850 in CBD products before fleeing the business.
“Both individuals fled the location on a blue two-wheeled vehicle eastbound on Avenue P and then southbound on East 4th Street.,” police reported. “The 30-year-old male victim sustained pain and bruising and was removed by EMS to Coney Island Hospital in stable condition.”
At this time, no arrests have been made.
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