A nutjob whacked a 71-year-old man within the face with a shovel throughout a random assault in Brooklyn whereas the Large Apple was blanketed in snow, police mentioned.
The attacker crept up and mentioned nothing when he smashed the aged sufferer within the head in the course of the terrifying assault close to Stryker Courtroom and West 1st Road in Gravesend round 11:30 a.m. on Dec. 27, in keeping with officers.
The thug then fled the scene, taking off in an unknown route.
Medics rushed the injured septuagenarian to NYC Well being and Hospitals/Coney Island in steady situation.
The perp has but to be caught as of Sunday afternoon.
Police launched surveillance footage of the suspect, hoping to trace him down.
Anybody with data relating to this incident is requested to name the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or, for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).
The general public may also submit their suggestions by logging onto the Crime Stoppers web site at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/, on X @NYPDTips.
