Gun-Wielding Thieves Rake In $200K In Brooklyn Home Invasion, Cops Say

BROOKLYN, NY — Two men in Brooklyn were tied up and robbed of $200,000 at gunpoint in a home invasion earlier this week, according to police.

The 41-year-old and 32-year-old man were in their apartment near East 21st Street and Church Avenue in Flatbush just before 5:30 p.m. on Sunday when two men with guns walked into the home, according to police.

Soon, two more men came in and started taking money, while the men with guns ordered the victims to open two safes in the apartment, according to police.

The group of thieves tied up their victims with tape before leaving with around $200,000, police said.

They were last seen fleeing north on East 21st Street, police said. The two victims were not hurt in the robbery, police said.

Police have released surveillance video of the thieves entering and leaving the apartment building:

Anyone with information in regard 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 CrimeStoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or on Twitter @NYPDTips. All calls are strictly confidential.