Shocking new video shows the knockout punch that killed a 61-year-old man in front of his Brooklyn home late last month.
Victor Vega, 61, was walking on Lexington Avenue near Nostrand Avenue in Bedford-Stuyvesant – alongside two men – around 8:30 p.m. May 25 when the deadly attack happened, authorities said.
The men appeared to chat before the victim put his hand on the back of one of the duo, wearing a black hoodie and white face mask, video released by the NYPD late Wednesday shows.
That man turned around and slugged Vega in the face, knocking him to the ground with a single punch in front of his home, the footage shows.
Vega landed on his back – half on the sidewalk and half in the street – with his head under a parked car.
A knockout punch killed a 61-year-old man in front of his Brooklyn home late last month. NYPDWARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT
The attacker then picked Vega’s pockets and handed something to his accomplice, according to the video.
Cops are investigating whether Vega was the victim of a drug robbery.
Vega, who was left unconscious, was rushed to the Kings County Hospital Center, where he died five days later, cops said.
Victor Vega was walking on Lexington Avenue near Nostrand Avenue in Bedford-Stuyvesant when the deadly attack happened. NYPD
The men appeared to chat before the victim put his hand on the back of one of the duo.
His death was ruled a homicide, authorities said.
Police were still looking for the suspects Thursday.
