$500K in jewelry stolen by NYC thieves in violent armed robbery

NEW YORK - The NYPD is searching for two men they said stole around $500,000 in jewelry from a Queens location during a violent armed robbery.

It happened Wednesday around 2:30 p.m. at Diamonds by Direct in Flushing.

Police are searching for two men they said stole around $500,000 in jewelry from a Queens location. (NYPD)

According to police, the two men entered the jewelry store and once inside, kicked and struck a 79-year-old female employee in the head with a handgun. 

The men removed around $500,000 in jewelry before fleeing on foot southbound toward Prince Street, police said.

Police said the two men entered the jewelry store and once inside, kicked and struck a 79-year-old female employee in the head with a handgun. (NYPD)

The victim was taken to New York Hospital Queens and is in stable condition.

Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).