Building super and father assaulted by group of men in the Bronx

ByEyewitness News WABC logo
Tuesday, July 2, 2019
5 sought in assault on NYC building super and father
Police are searching for a group of men wanted for an assault in the Bronx Sunday morning.

FORDHAM, Bronx (WABC) -- Police are searching for suspects after a building superintendent and his father were beaten up by a group of men in the Bronx.

The attack was caught on camera early Sunday morning in front of a building on Davidson Avenue in the Fordham section.

Police say a group of people were having a barbecue outside the building at about 1 a.m.

When the 41-year-old super asked them to leave, the suspects began arguing with him and attacked him.

When the man's 62-year-old father tried to help he too was attacked, and suffered serious facial injuries.

The NYPD is searching for five men, all 20-30 years of age, in connection with the assault.

Anyone with information in regards 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). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime stoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577. All calls are strictly confidential.

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