2 Teens Strike Woman In Head With Gun, Steal Her Purse

EAST NEW YORK, BROOKLYN — Two teens attacked a woman in the East New York area on Tuesday night and stole her purse which had $700 in cash and a Galaxy cellphone in it, police said. At around 9:50 p.m. in front of 46 Elton St., the two attackers approached the woman and struck her in the face with a gun, according to the NYPD. They then ran off with her purse.

Cops describe the first suspect as a Hispanic man, 17 to 20 years old, around 5-foot-8-inches tall and 130 pounds. He was last seen wearing a red hoodie and black sweatpants. The other suspect is described as a man with "dark skin," also 17 to 20 years old and around 5-foot-5-inches tall.

Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime stoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577.

Cops released surveillance video of the suspects:

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