Brutal attack on man in wheelchair caught on camera in Bronx

MELROSE, Bronx (WABC) -- Police are on the hunt for the suspects who attacked and robbed a man in a wheelchair in the Bronx.

Surveillance video shows the suspects throwing the man to the ground and hitting him several times.
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It happened on Sunday on 3rd Avenue in the Melrose section.

Police say the suspects took the 36-year-old's cellphone and about $100.



They are asking for help tracking down the perpetrators.
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Call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). You can also submit tips by visiting the CrimeStoppers website at crimestoppers.nypdonline.org or by messaging on Twitter @NYPDTips.

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