Man throws flowers before pushing elderly Asian man to ground in Sheepshead Bay

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Thursday, April 8, 2021
Elderly Asian man pushed to ground in Brooklyn
Police are searching for the man who pushed an elderly Asian man to the ground in Brooklyn.

SHEEPSHEAD BAY, Brooklyn (WABC) -- A man is facing hate crime charges in another heartbreaking attack on an Asian New Yorker.

It happened Monday around 11:15 a.m. in Brooklyn.

Police say the 77-year-old victim was standing outside a supermarket on Avenue U in Sheepshead Bay.

The man in this video is accused of pushing him to the ground and walking off without saying a word.

The victim suffered bruising to his arm.

Video released by police shows the attacker before the incident grabbing flowers from outside a shop and throwing them at the sidewalk.

The NYPD's Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating.

Police announced Wednesday that 27-year-old Joseph Russo has been arrested in the crime.

He is also facing additional hate crime charges in another attack on an Asian woman last month.

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