NEW YORK CITY: Tourist Shot In The Legs And Groin By A Robber Trying To Steal A Six-figure watch

MANHATTAN (NYC) NY: Pierrick Jamaux, a cryptocurrency expert visiting from Hong Kong, was shot multiple times in the legs and groin during an attempted robbery in NYC

Jamaux, a French native, was getting out of an Uber in Midtown with his wife and another woman when a mugger pulled out a gun and shot him

Police said they recovered five bullet shell casings at the scene and that Jamaux had multiple entry and exit wounds on both legs

Jamaux said the robber, who fled the scene, demanded his Richard Mille watch, a designer brand watch that fetches an average of $200,000

The shooting occurred as the city continues to see soaring crime rates.