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VIDEO: Man Beats Another Man in the Head on Astoria Street

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ASTORIA — Police are looking for a man caught on surveillance video striking another man in the head with an unknown object on a Queens street last month.

The suspect attacked the 34-year-old victim on 34th Street near 37th Avenue at about 2:45 p.m. on June 17, police said.

Video released by the NYPD shows the suspect hitting the man several times with a long, thin object as the victim attempts to fight him off. The victim was taken to Elmhurst Hospital where he was treated for a cut on his head, according to police.

Police did not have further information on the motive for the attack. 

Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).