Crime & Safety

Delivery Man Attacked, Punched, Kicked By Group In Inwood: VIDEO

Police released a disturbing video Tuesday of a delivery man getting jumped while waiting in the lobby of an Inwood building.

INWOOD, NY — Police released a video Tuesday of a delivery man getting beaten, thrown to the ground, and stomped on by a group of attackers in Inwood.

The 50-year-old man was delivering food on Sunday around 8:45 p.m. to a building at 60 Cooper Street. As he was waiting to get buzzed into the building the first attacker strides into the small vestibule, video shows.

Photo courtesy of the NYPD

The delivery man turns toward the door and just as three more people enter the building, the first person to come in throws a disguised left punch at him, video shows.

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The other three attackers quickly jump in with fists and kicks, throwing off his helmet in the process.

The delivery man gets thrown down the small staircase as the group continues to hit him.

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The group eventually snatches $200 from the man and runs out of the building.

As the attackers were all wearing hoodies and masks, the only description police provided is that the four attackers are males between the ages of 16 and 20.

There have been no arrests.

Police also say, "there were no injuries reported as a result of this incident," despite the clear physical beatdown that the deliveryman takes during the video.

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