NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Police were on the hunt Sunday night for a group of masked robbers who they said pistol-whipped and robbed a man inside his Lower East Side apartment.
It happened in a building in the Alfred E. Smith Houses public housing development at 182 South St. around 3 a.m. Sunday, police said.
READ MORE: New York Weather: CBS2’s 4/11 Sunday Morning ForecastPolice said a man got a knock at the door and was greeted by four masked men, who pushed their way inside.
READ MORE: 12-Year-Old Child Shot In Chest In BrooklynThe victim told CBS2 the robbers got away with his wallet and electronics.
“I feel safe — everyone should be ok,” the victim said. “Things happen, you know.”
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