When a group of criminals robbed an Upper West Side tobacco shop of cash and CBD oils early Monday, a friend of the owner intervened and ended up being shot in the foot, police said.
The 29-year-old victim was inside the Lincoln Convenience on Broadway near W. 72nd St. when the gunman and three accomplices entered and reported a robbery around 4:20 a.m., he said. say the police
The victim, a friend of the store owner, got into a fight and was shot in the foot. Medics took him to Mount Sinai Hospital in stable condition.
The shooter and his accomplices fled with cash and CBD oils. They haven’t been caught.
CBD, the active ingredient in cannabis, has become a popular target for thieves in recent months
Last Wednesday, a worker at a tobacco shop on First Ave. on the Lower East Side was held at gunpoint. The three thieves stole $3,000 from the register and $2,400 from CBD.
On July 18, a gunman stole $250 and CBD products from a tobacconist on Seneca Ave. in Ridgewood, Queens.
And on May 16, a thief from a tobacco shop on Pennsylvania Ave. in East New York stole $1,800 worth of these products after pepper-spraying a worker in the face.