Once considered a beautiful city with bustling streets and an iconic skyline, New York City has descended into chaos, as crime runs rampant. And unfortunately, as the crime rate continues to worsen, residents are left with no choice but to defend themselves.
New Yorkers are no strangers to crime and violence, but recently it’s become especially problematic in certain parts of the city.
Recently an awe-inspiring video captured in Upper Manhattan showed two men on a black motorcycle attempting to rob an impaired man. The driver chased the target while the second suspect pulled out a gun and punched him multiple times.
Just then, a hero stepped up to defend the victim by grabbing the gun from the robber’s hand and chasing them off on foot. Although he suffered minor injuries, it was only his brave rescuer that stopped what could have ended much worse for him–and potentially others in this area.
Residents who witnessed this incident were understandably shaken but praised the good Samaritan for stepping up to defend someone else’s life in danger.
In light of this harrowing attack, law enforcement officers are discouraging citizens from trying to fight off armed robbers and instead encouraging victims to comply with any demands they may make.
Unfortunately, three more robberies occurred in this same neighborhood within 30 minutes of this attack–likely related due to similar descriptions of suspects being reported across 30-35 other robberies within two months time.
NYPD Chief of Detectives James Essig expressed how lucky it was that no one was killed during those five minutes when the robbers had targeted their victim before fleeing empty handed once again.
However it’s possible that perhaps this good Samaritan helped scare off these thugs from returning after seeing his heroic act unfold right before his eyes. It appears as though citizens are finally standing together against crime–showing criminals they can no longer count on locals cowering in fear anymore.