Random Man In Manhattan Is Doused In Scolding Hot Liquid For Not Apparent Reason, Receives 2nd Degreed Burns All Over His Back

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Police are searching for a suspect seen throwing a liquid substance on a man in Midtown and then running off.

The victim had to be treated for burns.

As CBS2’s Jenna DeAngelis reported, it was another awful attack in the city. It happened at the corner of West 47th Street and Sixth Avenue. Police say it was unprovoked.


Video shows the shirtless suspect creep up behind a man wearing all black and throw some sort of liquid on him. The victim, 57, turns around, stumbles and falls to the ground, hitting his head.

The suspect doesn’t even look back.

“It’s horrible. It’s a horrible incident. You never want to see something like that go on,” said Zack Williams, who works in Midtown.

Others DeAngelis spoke to who work nearby were also horrified.

“Sad. Crazy out there, like, how people just do these kind of things,” said Rion Coerington, who also works in the area.