Video shows two men pistol-whipping NYC cab driver in attempted robbery
A pair of suspects were caught on video moments before they pistol-whipped a Bronx livery cab driver — who then wrestled the gun ꦿaway as he fought off their attempted robbery.
The 42-year-old cabbie picked up the duo on Calhoun Avenue near Schley Avenue in Throgs Neck🙈 around 12:10 a.m. Jan. 12, and brought them to Rosedale Avenue near Mansion Street in Van Nest, authorities said.
When they g🐎ot there, one of the men, sitting behind the driver, pulled out a handgun and placed it at the driver’s back, video released late Monday shows. Then the other man in the back seat — with a tattoo on his right hand — di💛sabled the on-board camera.
The first suspect struck the victim in the head with the gun and demanded money and property, cops said. The second man then placed his hands𓆉 arou🦋nd the driver’s neck, according to police.
The cabbie managed to fight off his attack⭕ers, and wrestle away the gun, rendering it inopera🦩ble, cops said.
The pair took off empty-handed and fled west 🌠on Tremont Avenue. Surveillance photos show them inside a nearby gas station shortly after their🌄 escape.
The driver refused medical attentꦏion at the scene.
