NEW YORK, NY – A 90-year-old man was treated on scene by EMS after being assaulted by an unknown male suspect in Lower Manhattan early Tuesday morning.
Police said the suspect approached the victim while carrying a package and asked the 90-year-old man if he was interested in purchasing it.
When the elderly man asked the suspect what was in the package, police said the suspect asked another individual to hold the package so that he could kill the 90-year-old man.
At that point, the suspect swung a belt with a heavy rock at the end of it at the man. The rock struck the man on the left side of his head, causing bleeding. The suspect fled the scene running southbound on Avenue A.
The victim survived the attack.
At this time, the suspect has not been arrested, and police are asking the public to assist in identifying the attacker.
Anyone with information in regard to 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 CrimeStoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/or on Twitter @NYPDTips.