A New York City for-hire vehicle (FHV) driver was reportedly carjacked at gunpoint, in a terrifying late-night encounter when four masked men brazenly demanded a ride, according to authorities. The incident happened March 23 at 1:30am, when the 51-year-old driver was inside his Toyota Highlander SUV in Lower Manhattan. Authorities said when the driver refused to take them to a specific location, one of the men allegedly brandished a gun and forcibly removed him from the vehicle. The hijackers then sped off in his TLC-plated SUV, driving to Newark, NJ, where it was later recovered, according to the New York Post.
The suspects were still reported at large in early April, with police continuing their search for the brazen crew. Officials released video showing the masked suspects entering what appeared to be a bodega, all wearing black hooded sweatshirts pulled up and black face masks. Fortunately, the driver was not injured in the ordeal.
