Crime & Safety

Corona Man Arrested For Hitting Man With Brick In Queens Bodega

The North Corona man faces charges of assault and harassment for hitting a man with a brick in a Woodside bodega.

A Corona man faces charges for hitting a man with a brick in this Woodside bodega.
A Corona man faces charges for hitting a man with a brick in this Woodside bodega. (Google Maps)

CORONA, QUEENS — Police on Wednesday arrested a Corona resident for hitting a man with a brick in a Queens bodega.

North Corona resident Bryan Delacruz, 21, faces charges of assault and harassment for the Jan. 25 incident in a Woodside bodega, according to police.

Just before midnight on Jan. 25, Delacruz got into an argument with a man in a bodega at 39-71 61 St. in Woodside, according to police. The argument escalated, police said, and Delacruz hit the man in the head with a brick.

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The victim was rushed to Elmhurst Hospital, where he received several stitches for a head wound.

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