Crime & Safety
Sister And Brother Brutally Attacked By Massive Gang In ENY: Cops
Police released photos Wednesday of an attack in East New York that left a brother with a broken jaw and his sister with multiple cuts.
EAST NEW YORK, BROOKLYN — Police are looking for about a dozen gang members who swooped in and attacked a brother and sister on a Brooklyn street.
The NYPD released photos Wednesday of the gang members swarming around the 23-year-old sister and her 21-year-old brother on the corner of Sutter and Sheridan avenues at about 6:20 p.m. on May 16.
One man had tried to pick a fight with the brother, then summoned the crowd and launched a massive attack, police said.
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The men broke the brother's jaw and repeatedly cut his sister, according to police.
One suspect as since been arrested with gang assault but police are still tracking down the others.
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The two siblings took themselves to Wyckoff Hospital, where they were treated and released, police said.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact police.
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