Crown Heights: Bochur Stabbed On Friday Night
A Bochur was stabbed in a horrifying hate crime attack on Friday night in Crown Heights, within 100 feet of 770 • Full Story
The incident began when the perpetrator exited the Subway station and started to walk on Kingston Ave, towards Union St. After crossing paths with a group of Bochurim, he decided to intentionally harass and attempt to provoke them by yelling “free Palestine” and other anti-Semitic slurs.
The group initially ignored him and the perp remained in the immediate vicinity waiting and looking for more victims to provoke.
After continuing to harass multiple other passerbys, he confronted and physically threatened another group while screaming “do you want to die”. He then became physically aggressive and suddenly withdrew a knife and stabbed a bochur and attempted to stab a 2nd victim as well.
The perpetrator began to flee while some witnesses immediately began to chase him, while others ran back to 770 to notify the police stationed there and call Crown Heights Shmira and Hatzalah.
The NYPD and Shmira quickly responded and he was apprehended a few blocks away. The victim was transported in BH stable condition.
He is being charged with a hate crime in this incident.
The amount of time it took to call first responders was delayed due to the fact that there was no access to phones in the area. It is extremely crucial and necessary to install a Shabbos Emergency Phone in your Shul. If you need a phone in your Shul, call Shmira (718-221-0303) to have a free phone installed.
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