September 25, 2018
Watch: NYPD Looking for Suspect in Brutal Anti-Gay Beating
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The New York Police Department are looking for a suspected man who allegedly beat two gay men unconscious and used gay slurs after they left a gay bar in Williamsburg, Brooklyn early Sunday morning, NBC New York reports.
Police said the suspect walked up to the unnamed victims, ages 29 and 34, outside the gay bar the Metropolitan around 1 a.m. Sunday and began shouting gay slurs. He then allegedly punched the 34-year-old man in the face and the victim blacked out. He then grabbed the 29-year-old man and threw him against a tree, also knocking him out. That's when the suspect ran away.
NBC New York notes authorities are unsure if the suspect knew the victims before the incident.
The 29-year-old man was treated for a broken finger at a hospital while the 34-year-old man suffered a fractured shoulder.
Watch NBC New York's report on the incident below.