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Gunmen carjack BMW driver on Long Island Expressway: ‘I made a run for it'
QUEENS, N.Y. (PIX11) — A man was carjacked by three masked gunmen on the Long Island Expressway early Friday morning while on his way home from a night out, according to police and the victim.
The man, 33, was driving a late-model BMW eastbound on the LIE when he was rear-ended by a Porsche on the LIE near Exit 31S at around 3:45 a.m., according to the NYPD.
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Police believe the fender bender was a setup to get the man out of the white luxury vehicle.
'As I'm looking at the damage, three guys with masks come over with loaded guns and say, 'Give me everything you got,'' the BMW driver told PIX11 News on Friday.
After the collision, the victim said his first instinct was to pull over to check his car, and that's when three armed men jumped out of the Porsche, according to the victim and police.
Police said two shots were fired in the air, but nobody was hit. The suspects also ripped a gold chain off the man's neck, he said.
The suspects then drove off with the BMW and the Porsche, police said.
'I made a run for it. I ran down the LIE and they took the car,' said the driver, whose identity is being concealed.
There have been no arrests. The investigation is ongoing.
Submit tips to police by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), visiting downloading the NYPD Crime Stoppers mobile app, or texting 274637 (CRIMES) then entering TIP577. Spanish-speaking callers are asked to dial 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).
Mira Wassef is a digital reporter who has covered news and sports in the NYC area for more than a decade. She has been with PIX11 News for two years. See more of her work here.
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