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Jewelry Store Shooting: Suspect Accused of Firing Into Brooklyn Business, Injuring Worker

He is charged with attempted murder, robbery and gun possession.

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3 months ago

February 15, 2023

INSTORE Staff

New York City police have made an arrest in connection with an attempted jewelry store robbery in which an employee was shot.

Joseph Gonzalez is accused of attempted murder, robbery and gun possession in connection with the Feb.. 5 incident at A&M Jewelry in Sunset Park, the New York Daily News reports.

The New York Post reported that gunman, who was wearing a mask, “began firing as he stood in the open doorway demanding money.” (News 12 reported that the suspect “demanded diamonds.”)

A 24-year-old worker was grazed in the torso. He was taken to a local hospital and later released.

The gunman left without taking anything.

CBS New York reports that Gonzalez “lives just blocks away from the shop.”

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