BROOKLYN, N.Y. — A 40-year-old man was hospitalized in critical but stable condition Tuesday after being attacked by three individuals while sitting on a motorized scooter in Downtown Brooklyn, police said.
The incident occurred around 4:47 p.m. in front of 142 Lawrence Street, where a verbal dispute escalated into a violent assault. According to police, the first assailant punched the victim in the face, causing him to fall from his scooter. All three suspects then repeatedly punched and kicked the victim about the body.
The attackers fled the scene on foot in different directions. The victim sustained a serious physical injury to his right ear and was transported by EMS to The Brooklyn Hospital Center.
NYPD releases suspect descriptions
Police are searching for three unidentified male suspects, all described as having dark complexions. The first was last seen wearing a white sweatshirt and fled westbound on Lawrence Street. The second wore a beige sweatsuit and also fled westbound. The third wore all black and fled eastbound.
The investigation is ongoing, and no arrests have been made as of Wednesday.
