A 62-year-old deli worker was brutally attacked on Broadway and 64th Street in Woodside on Monday night during a relentless beating that left him in critical condition. Photo via Google Maps
June 20, 2024 By Bill Parry
A 62-year-old bodega worker was savagely beaten inside a corner deli at 63-20 Broadway in Woodside on Monday night.
Police from the 108th Precinct reported that on the night of June 17, a man walked into the store at 11:20 p.m. and brutally attacked the employee, punching him and, once he was on the floor, the assailant proceeded to kick him in the face multiple times. At one point, the perpetrator turned to leave the bodega, only to return to kick the victim in his face several more times until he lost consciousness, police said.
The brute fled the location in an unknown direction. EMS responded to the crime scene and rushed the victim to Elmhurst Hospital where he was listed in critical but stable condition.
The suspect is described as having a light complexion with blue and green dyed hair. He was last seen wearing a black shirt with red lettering and red and white sneakers. There are no arrests and the investigation remains ongoing.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at crimestoppers.nypdonline.org, or on X (the platform formerly known as Twitter) @NYPDTips. All calls and messages are kept confidential.
Through June 16, the 108th Precinct has reported 107 assaults so far in 2024, 3 more than the 104 reported at the same point last year, an increase of 2.9%, according to the most recent CompStat report.
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