Police in New York City are on the hunt for two muggers who were captured on surveillance video stealing nearly 200,000 from an aspiring businessman from Africa.
According to information released by the NYPD, the attack took place shortly after 11am on November 7 in the Morrisania section of The Bronx.
Investigators say the 46-year-old man, later identified by ABC 7 New York as Abul Deh, was making his way out of a building, located in the vicinity of Prospect Avenue and East 169 Street, when he was attacked by two men.
Wanted: NYPD is looking for these two men who are accused of mugging a man in The Bronx on November 7 and getting away with $190,000 in cash
Ambushed: The 46-year-old victim was making his way out of a building in the Morrisania section when he was attacked by the duo
Police say one man ran off with the victim’s book bag while the other suspect kept him in a headlock.
Authorities initially said Deh was carrying $190,400 in cash he meant to bring to his son, but when he was interviewed by the news station this week, the victim revealed that he was planning to use the money to open a restaurant in Manhattan.
Deh said he had just moved to The Bronx from West Africa and has yet to open a bank account. He also said that he did know his attackers – one of which dropped a cellphone at the scene.
Surveillance video from inside the building, which was released by the NYPD on Thursday, shows the moment one suspect grabs the victim around his neck and drags him down the stairs, while his accomplice snatches the man’s backpack, before fleeing on foot with the plunder.
Violent: One man ran off with the victim’s book bag while the other suspect kept him in a headlock
The victim, Abul Deh, told a local media outlet he had just moved to New York from West Africa and was planning to use the money to open a restaurant in Manhattan
Despite the violence of the struggle seen in the video, Deh was not seriously hurt
Investigators aren’t sure if the suspects knew Deh had a large sum of cash in his possession when they pounced on him. The 46-year-old was not seriously hurt in the attack.
Police described one suspect as a black male who was last seen wearing a black Adidas jacket. The other mugger was last seen wearing a hooded sweatshirt.
Anyone with information on the suspects’ whereabouts is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).
Investigators aren’t sure if the suspects knew Deh had a large sum of cash in his possession