MANHATTAN: ‘In all 7 cases the suspect punched Asian female victims,’ police say.
Police in New York are hunting a male suspect who they say punched or elbowed seven different Asian women in little more than two hours.
According to the New York Police Department, the assaults took place on Sunday night from 6:30 to 8:37pm, all in southern Manhattan. The victims ranged from 19 to 57 years old, and were all attacked without provocation.
“In all 7 cases the suspect punched Asian female victims,” the NYPD said in a statement on Twitter.
Police also released video footage of the suspect, who appears to be a white man with blond hair. The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying him, offering a reward of up to $3,500.
By Nathan Place [Independent]
