Crime & Safety
Man Hurls Lit Firework At Sleeping Man On NYC Street: Cops
Video shows the man smiling moments before the firework explodes next to a man sleeping on a Harlem sidewalk.
NEW YORK CITY — A firework-hurling attacker is making a spectacle of himself, according to police.
A homeless man awoke on Lenox Avenue near West 113th Street Monday morning to find a man throwing a lit firework at him, said Chief Rodney Harrison.
The firework exploded and burned the homeless man's back, the NYPD Chief of Detectives said.
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Video shows the man hurling the firework before turning and beaming at his friends who call out, "Oh!" moments before the explosion.
Earlier yesterday morning, a homeless male was sleeping on the sidewalk in front of 67 Lenox Avenue, in the confines of the 28 pct, when he was attacked. The male pictured above threw a lit firework on him, which exploded causing burns to the victims back. pic.twitter.com/gUZhbLznGT
— Chief Rodney Harrison (@NYPDDetectives) June 23, 2020
Hours laster, police released footage of a suspect swinging a skateboard into the face of another man then turning toward the camera to give another eerie smile.
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Anyone with information about this man is asked to contact police.
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