Officials say the suspects walked inside and sprayed the chemicals on the floor, which irritated employees' eyes and caused them to cough.

A retail robbery unlike any other unfolded at a Washington Heights athletic store, where workers suffered from the effects of pepper spray as two suspects stole a stash of Nike gear—all caught on camera.

Police are searching for two men wanted for spraying an irritant into a Manhattan Snipes store during a robbery they carried out last month, the NYPD said.