By COLlive reporter
The NYPD is seeking a man wanted in connection to the brutal assault of a Chasidic resident of Crown Heights on Tuesday morning.
63-year old Avraham Gopin was walking in Lincoln Terrace Park near Eastern Parkway and Rochester Avenue at approximately 8:30 am when he was attacked by a man who threw a large brick at him.
He was taken to Maimonides Hospital with a head injury which required 3 staples, a broken nose, a bruised leg and the loss of two teeth.
Hate crimes task force is investigating the assault.
A passerby who witnessed the assault captured the suspect on video.
The suspect is described as a black male, around 6-feet tall, with long black dreadlocks. He was last seen in a white t-shirt and black shorts. The NYPD asks anyone who can identify the suspect to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS. They say all calls are confidential.
The ADL has announced that it is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the individual or individuals responsible for the assault.
“We are alarmed and deeply concerned by this violent assault on an elderly Jewish man,” said Evan R. Bernstein, ADL NY/NJ Regional Director. “The sheer brutally of this attack is beyond shocking and profoundly upsetting. At a time when violent assaults against Jews increased by 55% last year, we must not become complacent. All New Yorkers should be outraged by these incidents and come together to end this disturbing trend once and for all. We are grateful for the NYPD Hate Crime Unit for investigating.”
This animal needs to be hunted down and suffer the consequences.
H irachem!
The police need to do manhunt as if they are trying to catch a thug who hurt one of their own
This is hundred percent hate crime u can see the way he is walking and running he is scared nervous after the attack hoping he won’t get caught
Where were the police controlling over the park????! We are not free to walk in crown heights
Refuah Shelaima,
Until America institutes The Seven Noahide Laws, and becomes a civilized country, this will not stop.
$5k is a joke.
Is Hasidic blood that cheap?
Can’t we come up with something more for the benefit of the ENTIRE community?? Where can we contribute to up this pathetic amount?
why don’t we come together for a gathering of Torah,tefilah and tzedaka is that to much to ask for? where are the community activists?! hakol kol yakov v’hadoayim yedei aisov! when Jews had a problem they always davend to hashem, today it seems we have become to sophisticated, we have return to our roots. and remember friends anyone can become a activist and community leader you just need to take the initiative and not wait for anyone else. hashem yevarech es amo bashalom.
What a surprise. The kid is black. Where’s Al Sharpton? Why doesn’t he call out his black brothers? Why is he suddenly allowed to be a political commentator on Morning Joe when he’s full of it. Where are the other so-called black leaders? Where’s di Blasio with a black wife and black son? Why doesn’t he put his bros in place and call this out for what it is – outright anti-semitism. Where are the bleeding heart liberals? They think it’s ok for black boys and men to beat up old Jewish men? And finally, where are the liberal Jews?… Read more »