A very good Samaritan was bashed within the face with a baseball bat as he tried to interrupt up a combat on a Bronx avenue, leaving him with extreme head fractures, cops and sources stated.
The involved 31-year-old sufferer intervened when he noticed two males preventing round 1 a.m. Friday on East a hundred and seventy fifth Avenue close to Walton Avenue in Morris Heights, authorities and sources stated.
However the violence rapidly turned in the direction of him, with one of many males pulling out a baseball bat and whacking the do-gooder a number of instances, police stated.
The sufferer was taken to St. Barnabas Hospital, the place he was listed in important however secure situation with extreme fractures to his face and head.
The bat-wielding man fled the scene and has not been caught, authorities stated.
The NYPD launched images and movies of the attacker inside a barbershop about two blocks away, on Jerome Avenue close to East a hundred and seventy fifth Avenue.
He was final seen carrying a black backpack, and sporting a grey shirt, tan pants, a black baseball cap and black sneakers.
Anybody with info on the assault is requested to name the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).
The general public can even submit their suggestions by logging onto the Crimestoppers web site or on X @NYPDTips.
