Two Men Attacked In Unprovoked Crown Heights Assault
by CrownHeights.info
An unprovoked assault on two Jewish men returning from Shul in Crown Heights Shabbos afternoon is being highlighted as a warning of the ongoing mental health crisis in NYC.
According to Rabbi Yaacov Behrman, a father was walking with his son in the area of Union Street and Troy Ave in Crown Heights when someone attacked him with scissors, allegedly attempting to cut his ear off.
Video of the incident showed the attacker come up behind one of his victims and reach for his right ear while holding something in his hand. The victims responded quickly, and after a brief struggle, managed to remove get away from their attacker.
Hatzalah responded to the scene and only one of the victims were reported to have a minor injuries.
The attacker had fled the scene towards Eastern Parkway and was witnessed to have dropped the weapon down a storm drain before the police arrived.
The attacker was taken to the hospital after appearing unstable, according to Behrman, and will be facing felony charges.
“This incident is not being investigated as a hate crime but highlights the ongoing mental health and crime crisis in New York State.” Behrman wrote on social media. “It’s unacceptable for such things to happen in broad daylight on a busy street”
Ephraim Botnick
I think that it is unacceptable for an act of this nature to occur day or night an an empty street or a busy street. We need more visible cops. This is a sensitive neighborhood with old, young and highly vulnerable people on the street at all times.
Yosel G
Its a hate crime period and don’t make any other suggestions
Shocked ?
Why is rabbi berman complaining about the health crisis when he has not been doing much to fight the many homeless shelters already in our neighborhood and more being planned.