Mother robbed at gunpoint in front of her 6-year-old daughter in the Bronx

Mother robbed at gunpoint in front of 6-year-old daughter in the Bronx

The NYPD is on the hunt for a suspect they say robbed a 28-year-old mother at gunpoint in front of her 6-year-old daughter.

NEW YORK - The NYPD is on the hunt for a suspect they say robbed a 28-year-old mother at gunpoint in front of her 6-year-old daughter.

The incident happened on Tuesday afternoon on Macombs Road in the Mount Eden section of the Bronx.

Police say the suspect pulled out a gun when he approached the woman, who was sitting in a car with her daughter.

He then took her watch and handbag, before getting into a nearby Dodge Charger.

The woman and her daughter were reportedly uninjured.

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 https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/ or on Twitter @NYPDTips.

Police say all calls are strictly confidential.