Watch: 5 Muggers Attack Man In Williamsburg Street

WILLIAMSBURG, BROOKLYN — Police are looking for five men who pummeled their victim before stealing his backpack on a dark Williamsburg street the night before Halloween.

The 35-year-old man was attacked from behind as he walked down North Fifth Street between Roebling and Havemeyer streets around 4:15 a.m. on Oct. 30, police said.

Video surveillance footage shows a man in a striped shirt shoving the man into the street as four other men race to join him.

The five men can be seen punching and kicking the man in the face before stealing his backpack, cellphone and wallet, said police.

The 35-year-old man suffered from fractured ribs and was treated in a nearby hospital, said police.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact police.

Photo and video courtesy of the NYPD.