[VIDEO] Alarming CTV footage shows New York robber shoot restaurant customer in the face | washingtonengager.com

Day by day, the crime situation in New York seems to increase brutally.

Surveillance video documented a chilling incident at a restaurant, revealing an armed robber shooting a patron in the mouth. The victim, who was just enjoying a meal at the counter, was the victim of the assailant's sudden violence. He is currently hospitalized and is in critical condition.

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From The Blaze:

Surveillance video showed the suspect ordering food from the Seafood King Fish Market on Broadway in Washington Heights before leaving the restaurant. He returned later to use the bathroom and rob the place.

Just before 2 a.m., another person was eating at the counter when the suspect returned and approached the counter while pulling out a handgun. He ordered the woman behind the counter to put the money from the register into a plastic bag. He also stole his property as well as the customer's.

As he turned to leave, he pointed his gun at the customer's head and pulled the trigger once, shooting him in the cheek.

The customer fell to the floor immediately.

“I don't know if the victim saw it coming, the victim was robbed of his property, cell phone and money while he was eating, and I'm sure he was seeing the encounter with the second victim who was an employee of the center. location ” said Lt. John Russo of the Commander's Bureau of Investigation Coordinator Detectives.

“And it appeared that as the assailant ran out the door, he turned and fired, striking the victim,” he added.