NYC rideshare driver reportedly forced out of his own SUV at gunpoint after refusing four masked men rides

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A New York City rideshare operator was reportedly carjacked astatine gunpoint past week successful a terrifying late-night brushwood erstwhile 4 masked men brazenly demanded a ride, according to the authorities.

The incidental happened connected March 23 astatine 1:30 a.m. erstwhile the 51-year-old driver was wrong his Toyota Highlander SUV successful Lower Manhattan.

Authorities said that erstwhile the operator refused to instrumentality them to a circumstantial location, 1 of the men allegedly brandished a firearm and forcibly removed him from the vehicle.

The hijackers past sped disconnected successful the SUV, driving it each the mode to Newark, New Jersey, wherever it was aboriginal recovered, according to the New York Post.

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Four masked men participate a bodega successful Lower Manhattan. (NYPD Crimestoppers)

The suspects were past reported astatine large, with constabulary continuing their hunt for the brazen crew.

Officials released video showing the masked suspects entering what appeared to beryllium a bodega, each wearing achromatic hooded sweatshirts pulled up and achromatic look masks.

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Masked suspects participate a Lower Manhattan bodega connected March 23, 2026. (NYPD Crimestoppers)

It was not instantly wide whether the unfortunate worked for a circumstantial rideshare company, but the conveyance had TLC plates — specialized licence plates issued by the New York City Taxi & Limousine Commission required for immoderate ridesharing vehicles, including Uber and Lyft — the Post reported.