BROOKLYN — A man walking with a group of people randomly punched a 65-year-old man walking through Brooklyn Heights, sending the victim pinwheeling over a garden fence, police said.
The suspect was walking with two other men and a woman near 99 Joralemon St. at Garden Place about 11:15 p.m. July 6 when he passed the victim going the opposite direction, NYPD officials said.
Video released by police Tuesday shows one of the men run up to the victim and punch him in the face, breaking his glasses.
The victim was treated at a local hospital and released, officials said.
It wasn't immediately clear why the man was attacked, police said.
The attacker stands about 5 feet 10 inches tall, weighs 160 pounds and was wearing black sneakers with a white T-shirt, police said. The others in the group are wanted as persons of interest. None of them had been arrested as of Tuesday morning, police said.
Anyone with information should contact Crime Stoppers at (800) 577-TIPS (8477).
