Man Hit Pedestrian With Glass Bottle After Asking For Money: Police

BROOKLYN, NY — Police are searching for a man they say hit a pedestrian in the head with a glass bottle on Monday in Kensington.

According to the New York City Police Department, an unknown man approached a victim in front of 206 Ditmas Ave. around 9 a.m. on Monday and asked for money.

When the victim refused, the perpetrator hit the victim in the head with a glass bottle and then fled the scene southbound on Ditmas Avenue, according to police.

The victim, a 24-year-old man, was taken by emergency responders to Maimonides Medical Center with a gash in his head, NYPD officials said. The victim is expected to survive, police said.

Police did not release a description of the perpetrator but said they suspect it is the man in the security camera photo above.

Police said anyone with information about this incident can call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).