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NYPD Seeks Man Accused of Choking 7-Year-Old in Brooklyn Park

Police urge tips to identify the suspect in an active investigation.

Overview

  • Police say an unidentified man attacked three children in Bush-Clinton Park on Monday and choked a 7-year-old.
  • Officers report he knocked a 5-year-old girl and a 12-year-old boy to the ground before grabbing the 7-year-old’s neck.
  • Police said the children had started recording the man on video shortly before the assault.
  • EMS treated the children at the scene, and the 7-year-old had bruising and pain from the choking.
  • He ran off on foot and was last seen in a blue shirt, black shorts, and gray-and-orange sneakers, and detectives released photos and asked for tips through Crime Stoppers with no arrests reported.