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# Two Assaults In Red Hook And Brownsville
- URL: https://bklyner.com/two-assaults-red-hook-brownsville/
- Published: 2020-04-10T19:44:06.000Z
- Updated: 2020-04-10T20:55:19.000Z
- Author: Bklyner Staff
- Tags: Announcements, brownsville, community, Neighbors, News, North Western Brooklyn, Police & Fire, Red Hook, assault, crime, nypd, #wp

Cops are looking for three suspects involved in two assaults that took place in Red Hook and Brownsville.

RED HOOK – On Saturday, April 4 at around 10:15 a.m., an unknown individual approached a 34-year-old employee at Hicks Mega Laundromat, located at 779 Hicks Street. They both engaged in a verbal dispute over a washing machine malfunction, cops say. The dispute turned physical when the individual allegedly punched and kicked the man, pushed him to the floor, and struck him with a chair. Then, the suspect fled.

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According to the NYPD, the employee had bruising on his body but refused medical attention. Cops describe the suspect as an adult man with a dark complexion. He is about 6’4″ tall and weighs about 200 lbs. He has an athletic build, brown eyes, and black dreadlock hair. He was last seen wearing a blue hooded track jacket, blue track pants, and white sneakers.

BROWNSVILLE – On Monday, April 6 at around 5:40 p.m., two men allegedly fired their guns outside on Sutter Avenue near Powell Street and Blake Avenue. A woman, who was sitting nearby, was shot once in her right leg. She was taken to Brookdale Hospital and is in stable condition.

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The NYPD describes the two suspects as follows:

Suspect 1 – A 17 to 22-year-old man last seen wearing a red-hooded sweater, black pants, and light-colored sneakers.

Suspect 2 – A 17 to 22-year-old man last seen wearing a black-hooded sweater, black pants, and black and white sneakers.

*Anyone with information in regard to these incidents 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](http://www.nypdcrimestoppers.com/?ref=bklyner.com) or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577\. All calls are strictly confidential.*