13-Year-Old Threatened With Gun In Chelsea, Police Say

CHELSEA, NY – Police are searching for three people who robbed a 13-year-old in Chelsea after threatening him with a gun, authorities said.

The boy was robbed on Nov. 8 at 4:30 p.m. as he was walking home, police said. As the boy passed 156 Seventh Ave., near 19th Street, three males approached him and one simulated a gun in his pocket and told the boy he had the weapon before demanding his phone, according to police.

The boy handed over his iPhone before the group ran away, police said.

The boy wasn't injured, and no gun was seen.

Police said they are searching for the three people, whose ages were unclear.

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