Crime

Police seek suspect in violent antisemitic attack in Brooklyn

By CBS New York Team

/ CBS New York

NYPD Hate Crimes Task Force investigating attack in Brooklyn

NEW YORK -- Police are searching for a suspect after a violent antisemitic attack in Brooklyn.

Investigators say a man punched and kicked another man in the head while making antisemitic remarks.

It happened Friday afternoon near President Street and Utica Avenue in Crown Heights.

The 32-year-old victim was taken to a local hospital in stable condition.

The NYPD's Hate Crime Task Force is investigating.

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First published on May 7, 2022 / 5:46 PM EDT

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