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Gunpoint Robbery At Brooklyn Gas Station Caught On Video

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) - The NYPD wants your help finding three suspects who robbed a gas station in Brooklyn.

Brooklyn Gas Station Robbery
(credit: NYPD)

The incident was caught on surveillance video.

It happened Thursday at 8:40 p.m. at the Shell gas station at Knapp Street and Avenue Y.

Surveillance video shows the men entering the shop at the station, and one of them pulling out a gun. Two of the suspects then went behind the counter, while the third acted as lookout.

Police say they got away with $2,500.

Fortunately, the clerk wasn't injured.

Anyone with any information is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). You can also submit a tip via their website or via DM on Twitter, @NYPDTips. All calls are kept confidential.

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