Woman accused of punching victim over mask outside Brooklyn bodega

BEDFORD STUYVESANT, Brooklyn (WABC) -- Police are searching for a woman captured on surveillance punching a customer in Brooklyn who asked her to put on a mask.

The incident happened inside a bodega on Fulton Street in Bedford Stuyvesant on Friday, October 8.

Police say the 39-year-old female victim confronted the woman for not wearing a mask and their argument ended with the victim getting punched in the face as she walks away.

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Marcus Solis reports on surveillance video released after the two officers were shot in a struggle with the suspect.

The attack broke the victim's nose.

The incident happened about six weeks ago, but police are just now releasing the surveillance video.

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