The Manhattan jewelry robbery suspects are still at large hours after the heist took place in Manhattan's Diamond District, The Wall Street Journal reports.
The Manhattan jewelry robbery suspects reportedly stole expensive and luxurious diamond necklaces and whatnot at gun-point while many people were celebrating the Veterans Day Parade.
According to authorities one of the suspects pretended to be a delivery man while the other played as the lookout.
They took an undisclosed amount of jewelry from Watch Standard Inc. on the eighth floor of 23 W. 47th St. and even injured an employee in the process.
Police claimed the Manhattan jewelry robbery suspects were dangerous since they were armed at the time of the heist.
No arrests had been made since authorities were called to the scene, but police are determined to carry out a massive search for the armed men.
They even shut down West 47th Street between Fifth and Sixth avenues as part of the search operation. However, authorities admitted that they are afraid for the spectators of the Veterans Day Parade on Fifth Avenue.
Employees of the stores at 23 W. 47th St. gushed that the situation was pretty inside the building when police officers carried out a floor-by-floor search.
"When we came out they were treating the situation like there were hostages in the building," diamond dealer Tony Jabaly said. "They were pointing their guns at us as we went down the stairs."
Head of NYPD Detectives' Squad in Manhattan Deputy Chief William Aubry said only five employees were present inside the store at the time of the Manhattan jewelry robbery.
Chief Aubry also revealed that when police responded to the scene after receiving a 911 call, they found the owner wounded in the head by a gunshot.
The owner was reportedly treated at the Midtown North police precinct, according to NBC New York.
A video footage of the incident helped police create descriptions of the Manhattan jewelry robbery suspects: the gunman is a 6-foot-4 African-American, who is between 40 to 50 years old while his lookout partner - also African-American - is about 30 to 40 years old.
The Manhattan jewelry robbery happened at 2:30 p.m. and NYPD spokesman Michael DeBonis said the suspects fled with an unknown amount of luxurious property, USA Today has learned.
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