ABC-7 Reporter Shoved, Pushed To Ground During Broadcast On Lower East Side

LOWER EAST SIDE, NY — An ABC-7 news reporter was apparently attacked by a man during a live broadcast on the Lower East Side Friday night and the altercation was captured on camera.

According to the NYPD, the reporter was attacked while doing a live broadcast in front of 132 Delancey Street just after 11 p.m. Friday. Police said an unknown male pushed and shoved the 36-year-old reporter causing him to fall to the ground.

Police said the reporter was not injured.

The reporter, CeFaan Kim, a correspondent for ABC-7, posted a video of the altercation to his Twitter account. The NYPD said it was aware of the video.

The man is clearly visible in the video. J. Peter Donald, Assistant Commissioner for Communication and Public Information for the NYPD, retweeted the video, asking anyone who may see the man to call police.

While Kim is in the middle of a live broadcast, a masked man comes up behind him and puts his arm around his neck and points at the camera. The man says something that cannot be clearly heard as the camera moves away from the broadcast before he asks to have the camera pointed at him.

He is then seen pushing Kim to the ground. The man eventually takes his mask off and says Kim is the one who attacked him and not the other way around. A third man can be seen intervening, urging the two men not to fight.

No arrests have been made and police say they are looking for one individual. The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to call 212-477-7651.

ABC-7 declined to comment on the incident.

Images via NYPD 7th Precinct