Crime & Safety
Group Of 6 Attack 12-Year-Old In Brooklyn Deli, NYPD Video Shows
Cops are searching for six young men who stomped on, punched and threw shopping baskets on a 12-year-old in a Bed-Stuy store last week.
BED-STUY, BROOKLYN — A disturbing video released by the police this week shows at least six young men beating up a 12-year-old as he curls up on the floor of a Brooklyn deli.
The attack happened around 5:30 p.m. on Monday, July 13 inside a Deli/Candy Store on Marcy Avenue, according to police.
The six suspects can be seen in the 25-second video hurling shopping baskets, soda cans and punches at the 12-year-old victims while he lies on the ground. Finally, one of the boys stomps on the pre-teen before the six run off, according to the video.
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Police said the 12-year-old suffered bruising to the head but refused medical attention at the scene. They did not specify what provoked the attack.
Photos of the six suspects were caught on surveillance video:
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(Photos provided by NYPD.)
Anyone with information in regard to the identity of the males 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 CrimeStoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM, on Twitter @NYPDTips. All calls are strictly confidential.
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