A high-stakes gambler believed to be carrying a bag filled with $250,000 in cash for a poker game was robbed at gunpoint outside a New York City hotel on Thursday, according to police and reports.
According to police, the 41-year-old victim was outside the New York LaGuardia Airport Marriott Hotel in East Elmhurst, Queens, around 6:10 p.m. when a man approached him at gunpoint and demanded that he hand over the cash he had stolen.
The suspect then loaded the cash into a Mercedes and fled the scene, sources said, though it was unclear whether the suspect was driving the car.
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An NYPD officer collects fingerprints from the passenger door of a black SUV. (Peter Gerber)
The New York Police Department did not provide a description of the suspect but said they were reviewing security camera footage from the scene as part of the ongoing investigation.
The New York Post reported, citing police sources, that the 41-year-old victim was carrying cash for a poker game, but police have yet to confirm this.
It is unclear how the suspect knew the victim had a large amount of cash, and police are investigating whether the victim was set up by an unknown person. Submit a reportCite your sources.
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After the robbery, police vehicles appear outside the hotel. (Peter Gerber)
Police were later seen at the scene speaking to a man believed to be the victim, who was wearing a white T-shirt and shorts and smoking a cigarette.
NYPD officers were also seen wiping fingerprints off the passenger side door of a black SUV before the man fled in the same vehicle, which had New Jersey license plates.
Police said no one was injured and no arrests have been made so far.
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Police entered the hotel after a man was robbed of $250,000 on Thursday. (Peter Gerber)
It is unclear where the poker game was scheduled to take place or if the victim was staying at the hotel.
Hotel employees reached out to Fox News Digital on Friday were unable to provide any additional information.
