NYPD hunts down six suspects who punched a 32-year-old woman in the face for not wearing a mask while taking out “anti-Asian comments about COVID-19” on the subway
- Police are searching for six suspects who punched a 32-year-old woman and told her “anti-Asian comments about coronavirus” on a subway train
- The incident took place on December 17 at 13.45
- The group confronted the victim in an A train in a southerly direction, at the 4th western station
- They allegedly confronted her for not wearing a mask, made comments that were “anti-Asian” about COVID-19 and punched her in the face.
- Over the weekend, police shared four photos of the six suspects, offering a $ 2,500 reward for helping identify them.
Police are looking for six suspects who punched an Asian woman in the face several times for not wearing a mask and told her “anti-Asian statements” about coronavirus on a subway train.
On December 17, at 1:45 p.m., the group – three women and three men – approached the 32-year-old woman on an A-train heading south at Manhattan’s West 4th Street Station.
He allegedly confronted her because she was not wearing a mask and they made anti-Asian statements about the virus, police say, according to ABC7.
Their verbal attack became physical and the victim was punched several times in the face before the group fled.
Police are looking for six suspects who punched an Asian woman several times in the face for not wearing a mask and told her “anti-Asian statements” about coronavirus on Dec. 17 at West 4 St Subway Station in New York. City. A view of two of the suspects caught on surveillance cameras above
A view of two of the suspects wanted in the attack above
The victim was bruised, but refused medical attention.
NYPD’s Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating the incident.
On Sunday, police shared four surveillance photos of the six suspects, asking for help in identifying them and offering a prize of up to $ 2,500.
Since the beginning of the pandemic, there have been reports of racist attacks on Asian Americans, as the first reported cases came from Wuhan, China.
A view of the suspects who entered the station on December 17 above
They approached the 32-year-old woman on an A-train in a southerly direction at West 4th Street Station and entered into a verbal altercation that became physical. The victim suffered bruises after being punched in the face. File image of West 4th Street station above
Trump has also called COVID-19 the “China virus” several times and blamed China for the global pandemic.
Earlier this year, a video appeared on social media showing a subway passenger spraying what appeared to be a Febreze bottle on an Asian man on the train.
Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD Crime Helpline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-TRACK (74782)