Thursday, March 6, 2014

[Updated] Was this a 'knockout' attack on the Bowery?



Police are looking for this suspect who sucker punched a 23-year-old man from Rockville Station on the Bowery near Stanton Street early this morning.

The victim was knocked unconscious and taken to Bellevue Hospital with a broken jaw.

There's some speculation that this was part of a Knockout Game attack.

Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at (800) 577-TIPS (8477).

Updated 12:38 p.m.

The Daily News has a few more details on the attack (including photos of the victim) ... the victim had been at Sweet & Vicious on Spring Street and was walking to another bar around 2:30 a.m. when the punch occurred ... The Daily News described the punch as "a hellacious haymaker."
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9 comments:

  1. JillMarch 6, 2014 at 8:26 PM

    This happened to my boyfriend on the upper east side around 1988. And remember wilding? Not new, just a different name.

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  2. AnonymousMarch 6, 2014 at 9:58 PM

    I was attacked near the same area! Almost the same exact thing happened to me a block away. I had left Cel R Rose and headed north on bowery on a sunday night, when bam!



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  3. AnonymousMarch 7, 2014 at 12:34 AM

    Looks like the attacker had something in his hand when he punched the victim. Something to do more damage...Yuck.

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  4. WaxMarch 7, 2014 at 1:23 AM

    Wow, some people can be so cruel.

    Anonymous 9:58pm - I hope you're okay.

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  5. nygrumpMarch 7, 2014 at 9:02 AM

    I like that a major corporation is sponsoring this incident.

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  6. AnonymousMarch 7, 2014 at 9:17 AM

    Cold out, dude has no coat on who punches guy? Looks like a robbery of something personal. Knockout game is usually done in a group to get props, so I don't think it was that. That is near the homeless shelter.

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  7. AnonymousMarch 7, 2014 at 9:20 AM

    One more reason to get off you phone and pay attention to who and what is around you.

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  8. AnonymousMarch 7, 2014 at 12:37 PM

    http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2014/03/06/police-release-surveillance-video-of-bowery-assault/

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  9. AnonymousMarch 8, 2014 at 2:47 AM

    Its a cold world. Learn to protect yourself.

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