{"id":93121,"date":"2026-01-08T00:46:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T00:46:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/93121\/"},"modified":"2026-01-08T00:46:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T00:46:09","slug":"worker-speaks-out-after-terrifying-cellphone-store-robbery-in-the-bronx","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/93121\/","title":{"rendered":"Worker speaks out after terrifying cellphone store robbery in the Bronx"},"content":{"rendered":"

A worker is speaking out following a violent robbery inside a cellphone store in the Bronx.<\/p>\n

The terrifying moments were caught on video as three masked people entered a Total Wireless store in the Soundview section, and forced Arshad Khan into a back room.<\/p>\n

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“They told me if you try to fight with me, we’ll kill you,” Khan said.<\/p>\n

Khan could be heard screaming for his life as the suspects delivered blow after blow to his face before shoving him into the bathroom and blocking the door.<\/p>\n

“I told the guy, I’ll help you,” Khan said. “Lock me in the bathroom and took the key from pocket and took cash and everything.”<\/p>\n

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Khan says the suspects got away with a handful of phones and about $800.<\/p>\n

He managed to break out of the bathroom. Medics treated him at the scene.<\/p>\n

The robbery happened near Westchester and Teylor avenues on Dec. 3 around 11:30 a.m.<\/p>\n

Just two weeks earlier on Nov. 13, in the Van Ness section of the Bronx, police say two men walked into another Total Wireless store and stole cellphones and money.<\/p>\n

A worker who identified herself as Ety says she wasn’t harmed, but was also forced into a bathroom before the suspects got away.<\/p>\n

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Both workers are fearful, and hoping for swift arrests.<\/p>\n

“I locked the door most of the time,” Ety said. “I don’t know if they are good or bad, but I don’t take the risk anymore.”<\/p>\n

“Sometimes I feel nervous, especially in the evenings,” Khan said.<\/p>\n

All the suspects managed to run away.<\/p>\n

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If you recognize the suspects or have information about the robberies, you’re urged to contact detectives.<\/p>\n

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