NYC Store Owner Shot Multiple Times, Robbed Of $22k Rolex Watch

NEW YORK CITY — Police are searching for two men who shot a store owner multiple times and stole his $22,000 Rolex during a robbery in Queens. .

The incident happened inside the Top in Town Wireless store on 32-78 Steinway St. in Astoria on Friday around 7 p.m., police said.

The two suspects barged into the store and got into an altercation with the 40-year-old owner before firing multiple rounds at him, police said.

The victim was shot in both legs and his torso, police said. The robbers made off with the luxury watch.

The victim was transported to NYC Health and Hospitals/Elmhurst in stable condition.

The suspects fled the scene on a scooter, police said.

One of the suspects was captured on surveillance footage wearing a gray helmet with a black jacket and blue jeans.

The other suspect was wearing a black helmet and a red mask with a blue hooded sweatshirt and red and black sneakers, police said.

No arrests have been made as of Monday afternoon.

Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crimestoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/, or on X @NYPDTips.