BROOKLYN, NY – Police in Brooklyn are seeking to identify a suspect wanted for an assault using brass knuckles in the Homecrest neighborhood of Brooklyn.
On Saturday, an unidentified individual was involved in an assault incident. The incident took place at approximately 1:50 pm in front of a residential building on East 17th Street and Kings Highway. The victim, a 31-year-old male, was engaged in a dispute with two unknown males.
One individual attacked the victim with brass knuckles while the second individual punched him. The perpetrators fled the scene on foot. The victim was taken to a local hospital for treatment.
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 Crime Stoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/, or on Twitter @NYPDTips.