Police have released sketches of two of the three suspects who allegedly robbed a 12-year-old boy at gunpoint in the Flatbush-Ditmas Park section of Brooklyn. (Credit: DCPI)
A 12-year-old boy was robbed at gunpoint Friday while walking with his mother and younger sister in Brooklyn, police said.
Cops are searching for the suspects, who placed a gun at the boy’s back and demanded money in front 331 E. 18th St. in Flatbush-Ditmas Park about 8:30 p.m.
The suspects fled after the victim’s mother, who was pushing the boy’s 4-year-old sister in a stroller at the time, handed them money.
The men are believed to be in their 20s. Police have released sketches of two of the three suspects.
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