54-Year-Old Man Beaten With Baseball Bat In The Bronx, Police Say

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- Police are searching for two men who allegedly beat a 54-year-old man with a baseball bat in the Bronx earlier this month.

According to police, a man believed to be in his early 20s  hit the 54-year-old repeatedly in the head and body after an argument became heated. A second man involved also punched and kicked the victim before the duo fled the scene.

The 54-year-old was taken to Lincoln Hospital with bruises and a right eye injury, police said.

The incident occurred in front of the Go Go Gadget Mobile & More store on Jesup Avenue at around 9:35 a.m. on Dec. 1.

Surveillance video of the suspects can be viewed above.

The NYPD is asking anyone with information to contact Crime Stoppers by calling (800) 577-TIPS, logging on to their website at www.NYPDCrimeStoppers.com or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) and entering TIP577. Tips can remain anonymous.

 

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