Man hit with ladder in unprovoked attack in Brooklyn by man screaming obscenities

Friday, March 4, 2022
MANHATTAN BEACH, Brooklyn (WABC) -- Police are searching for the man behind a seemingly unprovoked attack in Brooklyn in which he used a ladder as a weapon.

Video shows the attack near Beaumont Street and Hampton Avenue in Manhattan Beach on February 23 at 11:45 a.m.
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Police say the 67-year-old victim was standing outside his home when a man started shouting obscenities at him.

Then the attacker shoved the victim to the ground and threw a ladder at him.

The victim suffered minor injuries, including bleeding to his head. He sought medical attention by private means.

The individual fled northbound on Beaumont Street.
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The attacker is described as a man with short gray hair. He was last seen wearing a black jacket, dark-colored pants, dark-colored shoes, and was carrying a glass bottle.

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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