SHEEPSHEAD BAY – STATE SEN. STEVE CHAN, R-Southern Brooklyn, helped to defuse a violent street fight on Avenue U earlier this week, CBS News reports.
A video of the confrontation shows a suspect, who police say is still on the run, grabbing another man and hurling him to the ground, before Chan took the man’s arm and attempted to pull him away from the victim. Chan told CBS that he drew on his experience as a police officer to deescalate, telling the aggressor, “It’s not worth it.” Chan also said he saw a knife on the ground, as the suspect left the scene.
“He was already, bloody face, and he continued to hit him very, very hard. I strongly believe if Senator Chan did not intervene, this guy would be dead,” said former City Councilmember Ari Kagan, who was with Chan at the time.
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