Teens wanted in Village attack on man defending elderly couple

Tuesday, January 29, 2019
EAST VILLAGE, Manhattan (WABC) -- Police say three people attacked a good Samaritan who tried to stop them from harassing an elderly couple at a McDonald's restaurant in Manhattan, and they're hoping new photos of the suspects will lead to arrests.

The attack happened last month in the East Village.
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Authorities say the suspects repeatedly punched and kicked the 44-year-old victim and then ran away.

The man wasn't seriously hurt, but was treated at Beth Israel Hospital.

The first suspect is a black male, 14 to 17 years old, 5-foot-7 and 140 pounds. He was last seen wearing a pink hooded sweater, black sweatpants and black and white sneakers.
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The second individual is a black female, 14 to 17 years old, 5-foot-8 and 135 pounds with red or light brown hair. She was last seen wearing gray hooded sweater, a black jacket, red and yellow pants and gray and white sneakers.

The third suspect is a black male 14 to 17 years old, 5-foot-5 and 170 pounds. He was last seen wearing eyeglasses, a red hooded sweater, a beige jacket and blue jeans.



Anyone with information in regard to this 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).

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