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One Suspect Arrested After Mount Vernon Gas Station Robbery and Exchange of Gunfire With NYPD as Manhunt Continues

Prosecutors filed a Hobbs Act robbery charge against the suspect.

Overview

  • Two men robbed a Gulf station on Mount Vernon Avenue early Friday, pointing guns at a 73-year-old attendant and taking his wallet, police said.
  • During a 5:45 a.m. foot chase near Pearl Street, a suspect fired four to five shots at NYPD officers and at least one officer returned fire, with no injuries reported.
  • Investigators said the suspects fled through nearby yards and an MTA lot, dropping a pistol that officers recovered.
  • A large multi-agency search involved Mount Vernon police, NYPD, MTA Police, Westchester County authorities, the FBI and ATF, and Metro-North temporarily halted New Haven Line service through Mount Vernon.
  • Police reviewed surveillance footage, identified a suspect vehicle and made an arrest, while the second suspect remains at large and authorities are seeking tips.