Hateful trio punch and kick a man and a woman on a New York City street after yelling ‘ugly Asian’
Hateful trio punches and kicks a man and woman on a New York City street after yelling “ugly Asian” from their SUV in shocking video
- Video shows attackers punching and kicking a couple after shouting anti-Asian slurs
- Police said the incident happened around 2:30 p.m. near 38th Avenue in Queens
- NYPD officers are now looking for the woman and two men responsible
The NYPD is looking for three assailants who jumped out of a vehicle and began punching and kicking a few after they yelled anti-Asian slurs at them.
The incident occurred around 2:30 p.m. Thursday in Flushing after a woman and two men got out of their vehicle near the intersection of Junction Boulevard and 38th Avenue.
Three unidentified people were caught on video jumping out of a white SUV and approaching the couple. Police said the group also yelled “ugly Asian” at them.
The victims were taken to hospital with head injuries and the case is still under investigation.
The NYPD is looking for three assailants who jumped out of a vehicle and started punching and kicking a couple after they yelled anti-Asian slurs at them
These are the three people who jumped out of their vehicle and attacked an Asian woman and her companion in Queens
Crime Stoppers posted video of the incident on Sunday asking the public to help identify the individuals in the post.
The 34-second video shows the woman getting out of the passenger seat and starting to throw her hands at someone off-camera.
The car in question is an Acura SUV, which fled west on Roosevelt Avenue after the attack.
Police said the assaulted man and woman were walking down the street just before the trio got out and approached them.
At one point, the woman in the video also threw water at one of the victims.
The two people involved in the attack were an Asian woman and a 24-year-old companion.
The NYPD’s Hate Crimes Task Force is now investigating.
Police are asking anyone who can identify any of the three individuals in the video to contact them with information.
Tips can be sent to the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).
A reward of up to $3,500 may be offered for information leading to arrests.
The attack comes as New York City continues to see a crime boom.
In January, the NYPD released their annual review of crime statistics from the previous year.
The 34-second video shows the woman getting out of the passenger seat and starting to throw her hands at someone off-camera
Police said the assaulted man and woman were walking down the street just before the trio got out and approached them
Police are asking anyone who can identify any of the three individuals in the video to contact them with information. Tips can be sent to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477)
Data released in January shows that as of 2021, the number of rapes, robberies and assaults has all risen since a record high in decades in 2020 and 2021
The data showed that as of 2021, the number of rapes, robberies and assaults has all risen since not seen in decades in 2020 and 2021.
Rape increased by 7 percent, while homicides fell slightly from 488 in 2021 to 434 in 2022.
Robberies, however, rose a shocking 20 percent, while assaults and theft saw similarly steep increases.
Crimes were up 12 percent by 2022 — 26,039 incidents compared to 22,835 in 2021 — and burglaries by a whopping 25 percent.
All other crime categories – including grand larceny and motor vehicle theft – showed similar increases.