Suspect Assaults Hasidic Man In Williamsburg, Instant Arrest Made Thanks To Shomrim And NYPD
There has been another unprovoked assault against a Hasidic in Williamsburg on Thursday, and it was all captured on video.
The attack occurred at 11:45PM in front of 716 Myrtle Avenue.
The NYPD say that 32-year-old Steven Sotomayor walked up to the 21-year-old victim and slapped him in the face with an open hand. No words were exchanged prior to the attack.
Williamsburg Shomrim was on the scene in seconds, followed by the NYPD who took the suspect into custody.
Video footage of the attack was immediately secured by Shomrim and handed over to police.
On Friday morning, the NYPD Hate Crimes Task Force announce that they were investigating this as an “anti-Semitic assault”.
