A Good Samaritan trying to break up a robbery on the Upper West Side was shot early Monday morning, police said.
The incident happened around 4:30 a.m. at a store near the corner of Broadway and 71st Street. Police said the location had recently been robbed, and so a 29-year-old man was hanging out with the store employee, a friend of his.
Four suspects allegedly came in and said "give me everything," as they tried to rob the place of cash and CBD oil. At that point, the 29-year-old friend of the employee tried to break up the robbery and was shot in the foot.
The suspects fled, with CBD jars and $150; no description was immediately available. The shooting victim was taken to Mount Sinai Morningside in stable condition.
The store employee was not injured.
Robberies in the NYPD's 20th Precinct, which includes much of the Upper West Side, are up 21% this year to the highest levels since 2006.
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