BROOKLYN, N.Y. — The New York City Police Department is asking for the public’s help identifying a suspect accused of violently assaulting a 76-year-old man after a minor traffic incident Saturday evening in Brooklyn.
According to police, the incident occurred at approximately 5 p.m. on the northwest corner of Midwood Street and Nostrand Avenue.
Investigators said the elderly victim was involved in a minor motor vehicle collision with a parked and unoccupied motorized scooter when an unidentified individual approached and initiated a verbal dispute.
Victim repeatedly punched and kicked
Police said the confrontation quickly turned violent when the suspect allegedly punched and kicked the 76-year-old victim multiple times throughout his body…