NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — Police released a sketch Wednesday as the NYPD Hate Crime Task Force hunts for a man accused of targeting and beating a 12-year-old boy with a belt on the Lower East Side.
The incident occurred at approximately 6 p.m. on Wednesday, April 29, in front of 68 Baruch Drive, police said.
According to officials, an unidentified man approached the boy and initiated a verbal dispute. During the confrontation, the suspect began shouting anti-LGBTQIA+ statements before striking the child with a belt…