Syracuse police are looking for a two robbers who pistol-whipped a man and stole his SUV in broad daylight today.
Police say they responded to a shots-fired call on Lea Lane near the Grant Village Apartments around 12 noon and found a 19-year-old man who had been attacked. He told officers he was sitting in his SUV at the time when two men in ski masks and dark clothing approached and demanded money from him. The victim says he ran, but the robbers caught him and beat the victim with their handguns. One of the handguns inadvertently went off, but no one was hit. The robbers then went back to the victim's SUV and drove off with it.
Police say that despite the brazen daytime attack, several witnesses saw what happened and provided investigators with a description of the men. They are hopeful it will lead to more information about the robbery and who was responsible.