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Suspect On Run After Worker Injured In Attempted Robbery At Westchester Subway/Carvel

Authorities are searching for an attempted robbery suspect who unsuccessfully tried to pass off a BB gun as a real gun in Westchester County. 

The suspect in the attempted robbery was captured on surveillance footage.

The suspect in the attempted robbery was captured on surveillance footage.

Photo Credit: New Rochelle Police

On Sunday, Dec. 4 around 6:30 p.m., police responded to a reported attempted armed robbery at a Subway and Carvel restaurant in New Rochelle located at 642 North Ave., according to New Rochelle Police. 

After arriving, an employee of the store told police that the suspect had entered the store, pointed a BB gun that looked like a real firearm at her, and demanded that she give him money. 

The employee then refused to hand anything over, and the suspect shot her three times in the torso with the BB gun before running away, police said. 

The employee suffered minor injuries from the shots, according to authorities. 

The suspect, seen in surveillance footage of the incident, is described as approximately 5' 10" and was wearing a blue hooded jacket and mask, police said. 

Anyone with information is asked to call police at 914-654-2300. 

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