Search on for suspects who yelled anti-gay slurs, attacked victims in Brooklyn – WABC-TV

August 2, 2021 News Editor

BEDFORD-STUYVESANT, Brooklyn (WABC) — Police in Brooklyn are searching for two men who yelled anti-gay slurs at three victims before assaulting them.

The incident was reported around 9 p.m. on May 2 outside a laundromat at 1080 Myrtle Avenue.

Authorities say video shows the two suspects yelling at the victims before attacking them.

A 51-year-old man was struck with a blunt object and knocked out. He was taken to the hospital in serious condition.

The other two victims, ages 49 and 52, suffered minor injuries.

Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).

ALSO READ | Wounded bystander speaks out after gang-related mass shooting in Queens

EMBED <!—->More News Videos

The NYPD is hoping surveillance video and help from the community will help them track down the group they say is responsible for a mass shooting in Queens.

———-
* More Brooklyn news
* Send us a news tip
* Download the abc7NY app for breaking news alerts
* Follow us on YouTube
Submit a News Tip