A trio of suspects wanted by the NYPD in connection to the assault and robbery of a 13-year-old boy inside the Kings Plaza Mall.
BROOKLYN - The NYPD is searching for a trio of suspects they say assaulted and robbed a 13-year-old boy inside the Kings Plaza Mall in Brooklyn.
According to authorities, the victim was talking with the male suspects inside a stairwell at the mall at around 4:30 p.m. on May 7.
Police say the suspects then began kicking and punching the victim in the face and body, before taking his cellphone and running away, hopping on a northbound B41 MTA bus.
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The victim sustained minor injuries and was seen by EMS but refused medical attention.
The phone was valued at approximately $300.
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 Twitter @NYPDTips.
All calls are strictly confidential.