Asian Man Hospitalized After Beating In East Harlem; NYPD Reviewing Attack Video To Identify Suspect

CBS New York via MSN ^ | 04/24/2021

[SeekAndFind]

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — An Asian man is hospitalized Saturday from a vicious attack in East Harlem that was caught on camera and is now being investigated by the NYPD Hate Crime Task Force.

According to police, the 61-year-old victim was out collecting cans and bottles around 8 p.m. Friday when another man shoved him from behind, CBS2’s Christina Fan reported.

It happened near the corner of Third Avenue and East 125th Street. Officers are reviewing surveillance video of the assault.

NYC: help your @NYPDDetectives find the person responsible for this brutal attack 800-577-TIPS https://t.co/UKd4V2K0sE

— Commissioner Shea (@NYPDShea) April 24, 2021

For at least ten seconds, video shows the suspect repeatedly stomping on the victim’s head as he was lying motionless on the ground. He is now in serious condition, but was listed as critical when he arrived at the hospital.

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CBS2 decided not to show the entire video because of its graphic nature.

Police released pictures of the suspect, asking the public to help identify him. The suspect was last seen wearing a black jacket, black pants, white sneakers and a multi-colored baseball cap.

Neighbors were stunned by the display of violence.

“It’s very bad. Very bad for everybody,” one East Harlem resident told CBS2’s Nick Caloway.

“It’s sad, and it’s starting to happen more and more and more to the Asian people. I think that had a big part in it,”

The NYPD is investigating to see if the victim was targeted due to his race.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

Feral descendants of the NYC Draft Rioters of 1863 again. Nothing to see here. Diversity! Inclusion!

[Menehune56]

Doesn’t appear to be a white supremecist attacker. What are your thoughts?

[Deaf Smith]

Amish on Asian crime?

[allendale]

New York City is lawless and unlivable.

[SeekAndFind]

RE: Doesn’t appear to be a white supremecist attacker. What are your thoughts?

My thoughts? If it were a white attacker, his race would be prominently announced in the news.

[bray]

Were they wearing MAGA hats?

[kanawa]

Polar Bear hunting has been replaced by Chinese Take-out.

[Mark17]

CBS2 decided not to show the entire video because of its graphic nature.

BS. They don’t want to show it, because it probably doesn’t fit their narrative.

[tflabo]

Asians in general may not be the most friendly sort but they are a whole lot safer to be around and cause far less civil disturbances. Of course the liars in the media will pin the racism tag on older white males.

[Jamestown1630]

I’m still concerned about this woman. Apparently the ‘stomper’ - who had previously killed his own mother, and let out on probation - was arrested; but I haven’t heard anything about the woman:

http://www.wistv.com/2021/03/30/nypd-asian-american-woman-assaulted-suspect-sought/

[Governor Dinwiddie]

"The suspect was last seen wearing a black jacket, black pants, white sneakers and a multi-colored baseball cap."

My stars and garters! With that description combined with the crisp, high resolution surveillance video, catching the black perp should be a snap …

[Jeff Chandler]

Hate has no home there.

[kaehurowing]

If they don’t say what race the attacker was, you know what race the attacker was.

[bluejean]

Was it...? Yep

[vpintheak]

Amish at it again. 😢

[Uncle Lonny]

The usual suspect. A white supremacist in blackface.

[Uncle Lonny]

The usual suspect. A white supremacist in blackface.

[wac3rd]

All day, all night. 24/7

[98charlie]

The scariest part of the description is the fact he was wearing white shoes.