Brooklyn Man Killed by Group of 5 Suspected Muggers: Police

The five men suspected of beating Michael Brown to death. Photos courtesy of the NYPD.

A Brooklyn resident who was attacked by a group of men in Crown Heights early Saturday morning died about 14 hours later from his injuries, according to the NYPD.

Michael Brown, 39, had “refused medical attention” when emergency responders originally arrived to the scene of the 4 a.m. attack, police said in a statement.

When police were called to his home on the border of Crown Heights and Weeksville later that day, around 5:30 p.m., they say they found him ”semi-conscious and spitting up blood.”

Brown was rushed to Interfaith Medical Center in Weeksville, police said, but it was too late.

Investigators believe the attack may have been a mugging.

“It’s unclear if he knew them or not, because we can’t speak to him or them,” a police spokesman told Patch. However, he said the NYPD is considering the attack a ”possible attempted robbery” targeting his ”personal items.”

The five suspects, caught on surveillance camera, are said to have repeatedly kicked and punched their victim in what is now being considered a homicide.

Anyone with information regarding the suspects or the crime is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS. Tips can also be submitted online.