March 28, 2023

Man Pulls Aluminum Baseball Bat From Sweatpants And Eliminates Random Man In New York

Surveillance footage captured the moment a man with a baseball bat attacked a pedestrian walking in Hamilton Heights on Tuesday

Horrific footage captured the moment when a man attacked a pedestrian with a baseball bat while walking in New York City.

The victim, 47, was seen on the ground while his attacker stood over him on Tuesday around 8am in Hamilton Heights, police said. It appeared as if the attacker had been stalking his target before striking.

It is unclear why the attack occurred, but the unknown assailant was seen walking shortly behind of the victim before he pulled the bat out of his pants. The attack occurred as crime is up 40 percent this in comparison to 2021.

The attacker was spotted walking shortly behind the victim and waiting seconds before grabbing the bat out of his pants

The victim in the recent attack was seen in the video collapsing onto the floor after he was struck in the head while another man walked by.

Footage then showed the assailant swiftly turning away before walking back up to the man seconds later. It is unclear if the two knew each other, but they appeared to be in a scuffle.

Police said the victim suffered bruising and was taken to a local hospital.  The attack appeared to be targeted. No arrests have been made.

Without hesitation, the assailant struck the man, who then fell to the ground in pain

The attacker was seen wearing sweats, a sweatshirt with the words Nike on the front, gray sweatpants and black shoes.

Police are asking for help to identify attacker and call the Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS

The incident occurred amid an ongoing crime wave in the city, especially in the subway system, as Mayor Eric Adams insists his ‘blue surge’ of putting more NYPD officers on patrol in the city’s subway system is working.

Police are asking for help to identify attacker and call the Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS

Crime figures from the NYPD showed crimes including murder, rape, and robbery have surged 40 percent this year, compared to 2021.

Between January and October at least 2,096 felony crimes were reported – up from 1,570 recorded from the same time period last year – a rise of almost 34 percent.

October saw a total of 210 felonies – up marginally from 198 in September, according to the NYPD.

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The statistics for October include all manner of crimes including three murders, two burglaries, 51 robberies, 46 felony assaults, and 108 grand larcenies.

So far this year, there have been nine murders in the subway, compared to six in 2021, according to newly released data.

At least twelve people have been shoved in front of a subway train so far this year, at least two fatally.

Major felonies in the subway system as a whole are down 13 percent over the last 28 days, and down 5.4 percent as compared to 2017, the data shows.

But when compared to pre-pandemic levels, crime rates are now shockingly high with subway killings at their highest level in 25 years.

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It is precisely because of such violence on the transit system that saw Mayor Adams move to deploy more police officers underground, with New York State even footing the bill for overtime paid.

Yet despite Adam’s declaration of progress and figures ‘traveling southbound’, shocking crimes are still being perpetrated throughout including several stabbings last week that left three injured last month.

Part of the rise in crime can be linked to the fact that more people are now using the subway system once again with workers returning to their offices.