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Caught on video: Armed robbers hold up Brooklyn deli at gunpoint

Caught on video: Armed robbery at Brooklyn deli
Caught on video: Armed robbery at Brooklyn deli 00:23

NEW YORK - Police are searching for the suspects caught on video robbing a Brooklyn deli at gunpoint. 

It happened around 8:30 p.m. Sunday on Atlantic Avenue in Cypress Hills. 

Surveillance video shows one suspect jump the counter and hold a worker at gunpoint, while the other throws items into a bag. 

Police said they made off with $1,500 in cash and more than $4,000 worth of merchandise, along with the victim's cellphone and belt. 

Anyone with information about the robbery is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). You can also submit a tip via their website or via DM on Twitter, @NYPDTips. All calls are kept confidential.  

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