Disturbing video captures the moment a mob of suspects brutally beat a 62-year-old man in an unprovoked attack in Hell’s Kitchen.
The victim was walking on West 44th Street near Eighth Avenue just after 5:30 a.m. Wednesday when a man came up behind him and snarled, “What are you looking at?,” cops said.
The suspect knocked him to the ground with what appears to be a metal object and ran off, footage released by the NYPD shows.
Police are asking for help identifying a group of men who randomly assaulted and stabbed a 62-year-old man on a Hell’s Kitchen street on Nov. 10, 2021. NYPD
The 62-year-old victim was knocked to the ground with a metal object. NYPDWhile the victim was still on the ground, six other men ran up and stabbed and slashed him multiple times, according to cops and the footage.
The suspects bolted on foot, and cops were still looking for them Thursday morning.
The victim was taken to Bellevue Hospital with stab and slash wounds to his body, head and nose, cops said.
While the victim was still on the ground, six other men ran up and stabbed and slashed him multiple times. NYPD
The attackers ran from the scene. NYPDHe was initially listed in critical condition, but has since stabilized, cops said.
Cops do not believe the victim knew his attackers.
