The NYPD is seeking information on two black men involved in brutal attacks against Asians in the city over the last twenty-four hours.
The provocation for the first attack, which happened on a Manhattan-bound train on March 29th at about 11:40 am, is unknown. Video shared on social media shows an altercation between a black man and an Asian man that progresses to a vicious beating and choking that leaves the Asian man unconscious. The incident was filmed by another passenger shows no attempts to intervene.
The second attack, outside of a luxury apartment complex in Manhattan, shows a black man approach an elderly Asian woman on the street and kick her to the ground. The video shows him repeatedly kicking her in the head and body while she is on the sidewalk. The video ends with a man inside the apartment complex closing the door, leaving the beaten woman on the street.
According to the New York Times, the man expressed anti-Asian sentiment while attacking the woman. The company that manages the building where the attack occurred says it has suspended the employees who did not offer aid to the woman, pending an investigation.
These attacks follow a rise in awareness of attacks and anti-Asian rhetoric against Asian Americans.
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