Crime & Safety

Trio Ambushes, Beats Man With Baseball Bat In Brooklyn Parking Garage: NYPD

Police are searching for three men accused of beating a man with a baseball bat inside a Brooklyn parking garage last month.

Police are searching for three men accused of beating a man with a baseball bat inside a Brooklyn parking garage last month.
Police are searching for three men accused of beating a man with a baseball bat inside a Brooklyn parking garage last month. (NYPD)

BROOKLYN, NY — Police are on the lookout for three men who brutally beat a man with a baseball bat and their fists in what appeared to be a random attack inside a Brooklyn parking garage last month.

Police said the 44-year-old victim was walking inside a parking garage near 1700 Bedford Avenue, between Sullivan Place and Montgomery Street, around 10 a.m. on Nov. 21 when three unidentified men suddenly approached him from behind.

The motive for the attack remains unclear, but police said the three men began striking the victim, causing him to fall to the ground.

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Once on the ground, one of the three attackers pulled out a baseball bat and began smashing it against the victim's legs and body, while another repeatedly kicked and stomped on the victim's head, police added.

The victim, who suffered multiple injuries, was taken in stable condition to NYC Health and Hospitals/ Kings County, police said. The suspects fled on foot to an unknown location.

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Police released descriptions of the three attackers, saying the first suspect is a slim man last seen wearing a black hooded sweatshirt layered under a green Adidas vest, paired with black sweatpants and white sneakers. The second suspect is a medium-built man with a full beard, dressed in a black sweatshirt, black sweatpants and black sneakers. The third suspect, also slim, has dreadlocks and was reportedly wearing a black jacket over a camouflage shirt and pants, along with a black du-rag and black-and-green sneakers.

Authorities asked anyone with information to call the NYPD Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). People can also submit tips online or on Twitter, @NYPDTips.

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