Urgent Alert: Suspect Attacks Children in Brooklyn Park - Authorities Seek Information
Authorities are on the lookout for an individual who reportedly attacked a group of children in a Brooklyn park. The suspect approached a 5-year-old girl, a 7-year-old boy, and a 12-year-old boy at Bush-Clinton Park in the Red Hook Recreation Area. He pushed the 12-year-old and the 5-year-old to the ground and then proceeded to choke the 7-year-old boy. The assailant, described as wearing a blue t-shirt, black shorts, and grey and orange sneakers, fled the scene on foot. Emergency medical services attended to the children, with the 7-year-old boy suffering bruising and pain from the attack. The incident occurred on the same day as another assault on a 7-year-old special needs boy in Queens. If you have any information about the Brooklyn incident, please contact the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline.