Shopkeeper injured in violent jewelry store robbery on Court Street in Brooklyn Heights
A rush hour robbery of a jewelry repair shop on busy Court Street in Brooklyn Heights turned violent on Thursday when robbers savagely pistol whipped the shop’s proprietor, tied his hands behind his back with zip ties and made off with piles of cash, jewelry and gold.
Three men wearing construction hats and masks burst into Court Jeweler at 60 Court St., next to O’Keefe’s Bar, at roughly 5:21, according to police and witnesses. Another man stayed outside the store as a lookout.
After robbing the shop of items reportedly valued at half a million dollars, the robbers sped off towards the Court Street subway station with the victim chasing after them.
“He had on a ski mask, and he had a construction hat on top of the ski mask,” Rachel, who witnessed the aftermath of the attack, told the Brooklyn Eagle.