A raw, shaky video circulating Saturday shows a man launching brutal attacks on people walking Albany streets.
The footage jumps between chaotic scenes: a figure striking someone on a stairwell, bodies crumpled on pavement near buildings and cars, and close-up shots of victims curled up taking blows. Voices in the background shout in terror while one clip catches a man claiming he “never did nothing.”
The attacks appear random and unprovoked. Victims are shown on the ground with no clear fightback visible in the jumpy camera work. The person filming stays close enough to capture the impacts and the screams.
Public records list Devin S. Brewington, 31, of Albany as having prior run-ins with police. In June 2023, he was arrested after knocking over and shattering a statue outside Villa di Como Ristorante on Lark Street. The same case included kicking a side-view mirror off a parked car on Fourth Avenue. He faced criminal mischief charges.No recent official reports from Albany Police confirm a months-long string of unarrested street beatings matching the video. The department has not publicly tied Brewington to these specific clips.
The images leave little to the imagination: people getting hammered in broad daylight or at night, then left on the concrete. Anyone with information can contact Albany Police detectives or Capital Region Crime Stoppers.
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