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Bloody Bronx street justice

Brutal vigilantes put down ‘mugger’

- By TINA MOORE, STEPHANIE PAGONES and NATALIE MUSUMECI

This alleged thief messed with the wrong block.

Jauan Blume, 21, got a taste of street justice this week when an angry Bronx mob beat the hell out of him moments after he and a pal robbed a man’s $500 necklace, police said Friday.

Dramatic video, obtained by The Post, captured the wild incident play out Tuesday at around 8:20 p.m. on Creston Avenue near East 182nd Street in Fordham Heights, according to cops.

Surveillan­ce footage shows Blume, wearing a white shirt, and his pal, in red, walk up to the victim — a 32-yearold man the police did not identify — who can be seen leaning up against a parked car.

Moments later, a struggle ensues as the victim wraps his arms around Blume, dragging him behind the car as the suspect in the red shirt extends his arm, the video shows.

At some point, the victim was shot in the leg and grazed in the right eyebrow, but it was not immediatel­y clear whether Blume or his pal fired the shots, cops said.

Blume’s pal bolts as Blume and the victim tussle on the ground.

Seconds later, another person jumps into the scrum — followed by nearly 10 more, who pound the alleged mugger, punching him in the face, kicking him and bashing his body.

Cellphone video taken from a nearby building window shows a man beating Blume with what appears to be a bat.

A third video — a graphic 9-second clip posted to Snapchat — shows a bloodied Blume lying on the ground with his eyes closed as someone stomps on his face. He is surrounded by several people shouting.

Police were called to the scene and Blume was arrested and hospitaliz­ed. Blume also was shot in the forearm during the incident, but police are unsure if he accidental­ly shot himself or if his accomplice shot him.

On Wednesday, Blume — who lawenforce­ment sources say is in a street gang — was hit with felony charges of robbery, assault and criminal possession of a weapon, authoritie­s said. His accomplice remains at large.

Cops said they recovered the stolen necklace and that the mugging victim was cooperatin­g. The victim, whose right eye was swollen and half-shut, would not discuss the incident Friday, telling reporters in Spanish, “My family doesn’t know I was assaulted.”

Additional reporting by Larry Celona and Alex Taylor

 ??  ?? The vigilantes continue inflicting their vicious payback on Creston Avenue, and one of the nearly 10 men beating Blume appears to whack him with a bat.
The vigilantes continue inflicting their vicious payback on Creston Avenue, and one of the nearly 10 men beating Blume appears to whack him with a bat.
 ??  ?? Surveillan­ce video footage shows suspect Jauan Blume, 21, wearing a white shirt, approachin­g a 32-year-old man, seen leaning against a parked car, to allegedly rob him as Blume’s accomplice in red stands nearby.
Surveillan­ce video footage shows suspect Jauan Blume, 21, wearing a white shirt, approachin­g a 32-year-old man, seen leaning against a parked car, to allegedly rob him as Blume’s accomplice in red stands nearby.
 ??  ?? A struggle ensues between Blume and the victim, who wraps his arms around Blume before dragging him into the street in Fordham Heights.
A struggle ensues between Blume and the victim, who wraps his arms around Blume before dragging him into the street in Fordham Heights.
 ??  ?? Cellphone footage shot from a window of a nearby building shows a pack of the victim’s friends setting on Blume and bashing the alleged mugger.
Cellphone footage shot from a window of a nearby building shows a pack of the victim’s friends setting on Blume and bashing the alleged mugger.
 ??  ?? Blume, who cops say may have accidental­ly shot himself in the forearm, is seen lying bloodied and beaten in the street following the violent thrashing.
Blume, who cops say may have accidental­ly shot himself in the forearm, is seen lying bloodied and beaten in the street following the violent thrashing.
 ??  ?? A Snapchat video shows someone stomping on Blume’s face as he lies on the street with his eyes closed after his accomplice abandoned him.
A Snapchat video shows someone stomping on Blume’s face as he lies on the street with his eyes closed after his accomplice abandoned him.

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