A New York City woman is warning others to be alert after she was followed into her building by a creepy stranger.
Alex Araujo was returning home to her apartment in University Heights, in the Bronx, at around 4am on Sunday, when she realized a man had sneaked into the building behind her.
Surveillance footage captured the stalker, who is seen leaving the shadows and following Araujo after she got out of her Uber.
A New York City woman is warning others to be alert after she was followed into her building by a creepy stranger (pictured)
Alex Araujo (pictured) was returning home to her apartment in University Heights, in the Bronx, at around 4am on Sunday, when she realized a man had sneaked into the building behind her
‘I didn’t bother turning around, didn’t feel anyone coming,’ she told News 4 New York. ‘You think you’re home, you’re safe.’
The chilling footage showed the man, whose face was covered by a scarf and hood, step in behind her as she opened the door to her building.
She didn’t realize anything was wrong until she glimpsed the stranger, in the lobby’s mirror.
Surveillance footage captured the stalker, who is seen leaving the shadows and following Araujo after she got out of her Uber
Araujo was seen entering her apartment building at around 4am
The chilling footage showed the man, whose face was covered by a scarf and hood, step in behind her as she opened the door to her building
Surveillance footage shows the man standing in the vestibule, with his foot propping open the inner door, and staring at Araujo for at least ten seconds
Surveillance footage shows the man standing in the vestibule, with his foot propping open the inner door, and staring at Araujo for at least ten seconds before she spotted him and ran back to slam the vestibule door shut.
The man did not immediately flee but remained in the vestibule, covering his face with his arm after he noticed the cameras.
But Araujo remained where she was and eventually the stranger left.
Araujo was heading up the stairs when she spotted him and ran back to slam the vestibule door shut
The man did not immediately flee but remained in the vestibule, covering his face with his arm after he noticed the cameras
Araujo remained where she was and eventually the stranger left
Araujo (left and right) is now warning other women to be more cautious when coming home
Shaken, she immediately called the police but so far, no arrests have been made.
Araujo is now warning other women to be more cautious when coming home.
‘I keep replaying the incident over and over, thinking of the many factors that could’ve caused a different outcome; me dropping my keys or stopping to look for them in my bag, being drunk and taking my time walking in, being distracted on my phone.’
‘As women we always worry about falling victim to situations like these, but I let my guard down because I was home. I just thank God and his angels, my angel, for being with me that night,’ she tweeted.