A store security guard and a teenage shoplifter were hospitalized after the couple fell down an elevator shaft at a Target in New York City following a violent fight, police officials said.
First responders were called to the large, five-story store on Exterior Street near East 153rd Street in the Bronx around 11:15 a.m., according to authorities.
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A victim was placed on a stretcher after being carried from an elevator shaft in the Bronx.
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According to authorities, the 29-year-old Target security guard was trying to stop a 16-year-old from stealing merchandise when the two got into a fight.
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During the fight, they crashed into the elevator doors, which opened, and both fell into the shaft.
When first responders arrived, they discovered the teen at the top of the elevator. The employee had fallen about 10 to 15 feet beyond the elevator into his pit, officials said at a news conference Thursday.
The Target worker was removed from the well around 12:30 pm The victim was placed in a neck brace and taken to an ambulance.
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Firefighters rescued the teen from the well “immediately.”
The employee who fell into the pit was rescued “in less than an hour” using a pulley system. He was placed on a stretcher with a neck brace and taken to Lincoln Hospital in critical condition.
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On Friday, the New York Police Department said the injuries to both victims were not life-threatening.
