A 6-year-old Brooklyn boy was injured Sunday night after a man wearing a fez allegedly tried to abduct him on a busy sidewalk in Coney Island, according to police and witnesses.
The incident occurred around 9:56 p.m. near the intersection of Surf Avenue and Stillwell Avenue in Brooklyn. Police said the suspect, 36-year-old Jonathan Robalino, grabbed the child off the sidewalk and attempted to flee with him. The child, identified as Rah’Shem “Rah’Rah” Gantt, was later treated at Coney Island Hospital for minor injuries and listed in stable condition, officials said, according to the New York Post.
“It was just shocking,” said Nora Smiles, who witnessed the incident. “I am a mother myself, so I– we all ran over to see what happened.”
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