SUNSET PARK — POLICE ARE ASKING the public to help identify a suspect who allegedly used a glass bottle to strike a 24-year-old man in the ear, and then punched him in the back with a closed fist, putting him in the hospital.
According to authorities, the assault took place on Wednesday, May 27, at roughly 2:30 a.m. inside of a mixed-use building at 5112 7th Ave. in Sunset Park. Police said the unidentified individual approached the victim and a verbal dispute ensued, leading to the assault. The suspect then fled northbound on foot.
The victim sustained a laceration to the ear and was transported by Emergency Medical Services to NYU Langone Hospital – Brooklyn in stable condition.
Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782), on X @NYPDTips, or by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at crimestoppers.nypdonline.org.
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