Police are looking for an individual they say is responsible for an antisemitic hate crime assault that took place over the weekend in Brooklyn, in which an 18-year-old man wearing Jewish religious garb and was punched in the back of the head
Police are looking for an individual they say is responsible for an antisemitic hate crime assault that took place over the weekend in Brooklyn.
According to the NYPD, police received a report on Saturday about an assault that took place at around 1:38 a.m., in the area of Penn Street and Lee Avenue in Williamsburg, when an unidentified individual approached an 18-year-old male wearing Jewish religious garb and punched him in the back of the head.
Police said the victim's religious hat and Yarmulke were knocked to the ground and the individual fled in an unknown direction.Stay informed about local news and weather. Get the NBC 4 New York app for
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