Man, 74, knocked to the ground in Brooklyn; suspect wanted: NYPD
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (PIX11) – The NYPD is searching for a man after a 74-year-old man was attacked in Brooklyn on Jan. 3.
It happened on Court Street around 10:20 a.m., according to authorities. The suspect is accused of approaching the victim as he was walking and punching him in the back of the head, police said.
The 74-year-old man was knocked to the ground, according to authorities. He suffered injuries to his head, back and hand and was taken by EMS to NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, police said.
The suspect fled the scene in an unknown direction.
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