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The New York City Police Department is asking for the public's assistance in ascertaining the whereabouts of the unidentified male who is seen in the attached photo and video and is sought in connection with an assault within the confines of the 70th Precinct. Details are as follows:
It was reported to police that on Tuesday, March 2, 2021 at 1600 hours, the victim, an 81-year-old male, was standing in the doorway of a liquor store located at 1219 Flatbush Avenue when an unidentified male who was inside of the store struck the victim in his back from behind. The victim fell to the sidewalk in front of the store. The unidentified male fled on foot. EMS transported the victim, who suffered pain to his body and bruising to his face, to Kings County Hospital in stable condition.
A photo and video from the incident location is attached and available at DCPI. The last part of the video shows the unidentified male exiting the incident location shortly before the incident. He re-entered the incident location (not shown) before the incident occurred.
Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM, or on Twitter @NYPDTips.