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Gone in 60 seconds! Terrifying moment: Masked robbers steal $2 MILLION in gems in under a minute in brazen hit-and-run at Brooklyn jewelry store
- Footage showed the brutes smashing their way into the cases with their hammers.
- The thugs, who are still on the run, then put the looted goods in a large bag.
- Two of them stole while a third stood outside Facets in Park Slope at 5 pm Sunday.
- Customers watched in terror as they threatened to shoot a member of staff.
This is the terrifying moment a gang of masked men stole $2 million worth of gems in less than a minute during a brazen robbery and robbery at a Brooklyn jewelry store.
Shocking footage showed the hooded brutes hammering their way into the boxes before stuffing the goods into a large bag.
Two of them continued to loot the store while another appeared to stand guard at the entrance to Facets in Park Slope around 5 p.m. Sunday.
Meanwhile, a horrified customer watched in terror as they continued their rampage and threatened to shoot a member of staff.
The trio of masked men are seen breaking the main glass screens with hammers.
The store’s owner, Irina Sulay, said she was helping a customer when she saw the three men outside her store.
After one of the men rang the doorbell, she let them in, unaware of the shocking crime that was about to take place.
The trio threatened to shoot a store clerk before breaking three of the main glass screens with a hammer and seizing the contents inside.
They continued with diamond engagement rings, handmade designs, and rare vintage collectibles.
A photo of two of the three men involved in the brazen heist that took place around 5 p.m. Sunday at the Facets jewelry store in Park Slope, Brooklyn.
Terrified customers were inside the store, but no one was hurt. Although the owner was shocked and said that she “could barely speak” afterwards
At one point, a horrified worker tried to call for help until one of the thugs yelled, ‘Don’t move! What the fuck are you going? I’m going to shoot you!
A terrified customer and a store employee were inside the store, but no one was injured. Although the owner was shocked, saying she “could barely speak” afterward.
At one point, a horrified worker tried to call for help until one of the thugs yelled, ‘Don’t move! What the fuck are you doing? I’m going to shoot you!
The three masked men fled with all the jewelry in tow and are still at large, the NYDP said.
The Sulay family are descendants of Bukhara Jewish gem dealers. They first moved to the Park Slope Brooklyn neighborhood in 2001 and in 2019 moved to a larger space on the same block.
The Sulay family, descendants of Bujar Jewish gem dealers, opened their shop in the Brooklyn borough in 2001 and, in 2019, moved to a larger space on the same block.
Sulay told The New York Post ‘I’m shocked. Honestly, it’s very scary. I couldn’t even talk yesterday. He was hyperventilating, crying, sobbing and shaking.
It all lasted 38 seconds. They took away two and a half boxes full of diamond engagement rings, newer pieces that we’ve designed in-house, and pieces that we’ve collected: Art Deco and Edwardian rings. I mean 100 rings.
She said the robbers “knew exactly which cases to take and only took the most expensive items” during the robbery.
She said the merchandise was valued between $1 million and $2 million, the news outlet reported.