Crime & Safety
Attack At Atlantic Avenue Station Sends Man To Hospital: Cops
The 32-year-old man was left with broken facial bones after he was punched at the subway station, police said.
BROOKLYN, NY — Police are asking the public's help to find the man who brutally beat someone at the Atlantic Avenue subway station earlier this week.
The attack unfolded inside the station just before 7 p.m. on Sunday, according to police.
The man came up to a 32-year-old man and punched him in the face multiple times before fleeing the station, police said. The 32-year-old was left curled up on the ground while the man attacked him, video shows.
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He was taken to the hospital with broken facial bones and lacerations, police said.
Police released video of the man's attacker late Tuesday:
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Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at http://crimestoppers.nypdonline.com/ or on Twitter @NYPDTips. All calls are strictly confidential.
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