Shocking moment Orthodox Jewish man, 72, is sprayed with a FIRE EXTINGUISHER before second attack
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Shocking moment Orthodox Jewish man, 72, is sprayed with a FIRE EXTINGUISHER before another man, 66, is coated and punched in the face in ‘anti-Semitic attacks’ in Brooklyn
- Two Orthodox Jewish men aged 74 and 66 were sprayed with a fire extinguisher and one was also punched in what the NYPD are investigating as a hate crime
- Both attacks happened within minutes of one another on Sunday just after 6am
- One of the attacks was caught on camera and sees a Hasidic man being sprayed with white fire retardant before running off
- Police believe both attacks were likely anti-Semitic because both men were dressed in traditional Hasidic clothing at the time
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Two Jewish men were sprayed with a fire extinguisher with one them being beaten up in what appears to be a disturbing hate crime in Brooklyn.
The attacks both occurred in Williamsburg within minutes of one another just after 6am on Sunday morning.
The first attack was caught on camera and released by police in the hope of finding those responsible.
The attacker on Taylor Street and Lee Avenue can be seen dowsing a 72-year-old man, who was dressed in traditional Hasidic clothing, with the fire repellent leaving a huge cloud of smoke behind.
A man in a white t-shirt on the right of the frame can be seen running towards his victim, left
One of the attacks was caught on camera and sees a man spraying his victim, a Hasidic man, with white fire retardant before running off
The suspect was wearing a white T-shirt and black pants and could be seen spraying the man with the white powder before chasing him down and spraying for a second time.
The victim explained how the group came from behind and chased him before spraying him in the head.
‘One guy ran after me and he started to spray I tried to walk as fast as I can,’ he told CBS2.
The victim’s son said that he believes those responsible were carrying out an anti-Semitic attach.
‘It was not only my father. It was another Jewish guy like two minutes after his attack. Definitely it’s a hate crime,’ he said.
The attacker then casually walks out onto the road in order to continue the attack
A cloud of white powder can be seen drifting in the air following the attack. Police believe both attacks were likely anti-Semitic because the men were dressed in Hasidic clothing at the time
Footage sees a group of teens walking away from the scene of the attack.
In the second attack a 66-year-old Hasidic man was also sprayed with a fire extinguisher before being punched.
The attack occurred at Roebling and Third Street. Neither suspect said anything to their victims.
Last week, a Brooklyn synagogue was spray-painted with the word ‘Hitler’.
The Congregation Beth Shalom of Kings Bay in Brooklyn counts a number of Holocaust survivors among its congregation.
The attacker continued down the street to spray his victim for a second time
New York led the nation in antisemitic incidents reported in the United States in 2021, according to data collected by the Anti-Defamation League.
In the first six months of 2022, NYPD’s Hate Crime Dashboard recorded 149 antisemitic incidents, compared to 106 incidents at the same time last year.
Earlier this month, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed a bill to ensure the Holocaust is incorporated into school education
‘As governor of a state with 40,000 Holocaust survivors and the largest Jewish population outside of Israel, I take this hatred personally because I feel wounded as a human being to know that someone else is harmed in our state,’ Hochul said after signing the bill.
‘And I’ll continue to fight back with the full force of our government, not just to combat it and talk about it, but to criminalize it, prosecute the perpetrators and stop it in its tracks.’