Man Wanted in Coney Island Baseball Bat Assault on Veterans Day
CONEY ISLAND – Police are looking for a man wanted for beating another man with a baseball bat in Coney Island in the early hours of Veteran’s Day.
The assault took place around 4:00 am on Saturday, November 11, in front of 2869 W. 15 Street, next to the Comforting Church of Christ, off Mermaid Avenue. The suspect attacked his 19-year old male victim with a aluminum bat following a dispute, striking him in the head, police said.
The victim was removed to Lutheran Hospital in serious but stable condition, while the assailant fled the location in an unknown direction, said police. Images captured from surveillance footage can be seen below:
Police describe the suspect as a Hispanic man in his 30s. He was last seen wearing a dark colored jacket over a white shirt and dark colored pants.
Anyone with information in regards 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 by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577. All calls are strictly confidential.
