Trio punch and kick man and woman in New York after yelling “ugly Asian” from their SUV
- Video shows attackers punching and kicking a couple after shouting anti-Asian slurs
- Police said the incident happened around 2:30 p.m. near 38th Avenue in Queens.
- NYPD officers are now searching for the woman and two men responsible.
New York police are searching for three attackers who jumped out of a vehicle and began punching and kicking a couple after yelling anti-Asian slurs at them.
The incident occurred around 2:30 p.m. Thursday in Flushing after a woman and two men got out of their vehicle near the intersection of Junction Boulevard and 38th Avenue.
Three unidentified people were caught on video jumping out of a white van and approaching the couple. Police said the group also yelled ‘ugly Asian’ at them.
The victims were taken to hospital with head injuries and the matter is still under investigation.
New York police are searching for three attackers who jumped out of a vehicle and began punching and kicking a couple after yelling anti-Asian slurs at them.
These are the three people who jumped out of their vehicle and attacked an Asian woman and her companion in Queens
Crime Stoppers posted a video of the incident on Sunday and asked the public to help identify the people in the post.
The 34-second video shows the woman getting out of the passenger seat and beginning to throw her hands at someone off camera.
The car in question is an Acura SUV, which fled west on Roosevelt Avenue after the attack.
Police said the attacked man and woman were walking down the street before the trio came out and began attacking them.
At some point, the woman in the video also threw water at one of the victims.
The two involved in the attack were an Asian woman and a 24-year-old companion.
The NYPD Hate Crimes Task Force is now investigating.
Police are asking anyone who can identify any of the three people in the video to come forward with information.
Tips can be submitted to the NYPD Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).
A reward of up to $3,500 may be offered for information leading to an arrest.
The attack comes as New York City continues to see a crime wave.
In January, the NYPD released its annual summary of crime statistics for the previous year.
The 34-second video shows the woman getting out of the passenger seat and beginning to throw her hands at someone off camera.
Police said the attacked man and woman were walking down the street before the trio came out and began attacking them.
Police are asking anyone who can identify any of the three people in the video to come forward with information. Tips can be sent to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477)
Data released in January found that rapes, robberies and assaults have increased since 2021 since reaching levels not seen in decades in both 2020 and 2021.
The data found that rapes, robberies and assaults have increased since 2021 since reaching levels not seen in decades in both 2020 and 2021.
Rapes increased 7 percent, while murders fell slightly from 488 in 2021 to 434 in 2022.
Robberies, however, increased a staggering 20 percent, while muggings and thefts saw an equally steep increase.
Serious crime increased 12% in 2022 (26,039 incidents compared to 22,835 observed in 2021) and theft increased an alarming 25%.
All other crime categories, including grand theft and motor vehicle theft, showed similar increases.