The NYPD is looking for an arsonist who threw two Molotov cocktails into a Central Asian grocery store in Brooklyn earlier this week.
Surveillance footage that was released by ABC World News Tonight shows the man entering Tashkent Supermarket and lighting the bottle before throwing it down the central aisle of the store on Wednesday (November 29). The store is located at 713 Brighton Beach Ave, and the man is seen walking down the street wearing all black: a mask, a hoodie, and jeans.
The tape then cuts to a man who is believed to be an accomplice to the crime, wearing a white and black helmet waiting for the bottle thrower outside of the store on a motorcycle. They both left the scene on the bike around 2:30 am that morning.
Police say that employees of the store were able to extinguish the flames and there were no injuries reported in the incident. Though the store manager said in a statement to NBC News that "the flames were as high as his chest." The store owner was also at a loss for words as he said he does not know why anyone would target the market.
The authorities are still seeking help in finding out the identities of the two suspects.
