Man Beaten Inside Inwood McDonald’s, NYPD Investigating As Hate Crime

INWOOD, NY - A man was brutally beaten at an Inwood McDonald’s location earlier this month after he reportedly refused to give money to a man, authorities said.

The 22-year-old victim was at a McDonald's restaurant at 208 Dyckman St. on Dec. 6 when he was approached by the man who demanded money about 5:16 p.m., police said. When the victim refused, the man dragged the victim by the hair and punched him in the face and mouth, causing minor injuries to his face.

The attacker also spewed “derogatory terms” to the victim, though a police spokesperson told Patch the terms were not derogatory toward a race, religion or sexual orientation.

The individual then fled the scene on foot northbound on Broadway, police said. The NYPD's Hate Crime Task Force is investigating this incident.

The attacker is described as about 40 years old, standing at five feet eleven inches and weighing about 160 pounds with a medium build, black hair and black eyes. He was last seen wearing a red hooded sweater, blue pants and black shoes.

Anyone with information in regard to the 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).