A 27-year-old man was punched, beaten with a pipe and robbed of his new Toyota Highlander in a violent nighttime attack.
BROOKLYN, NY – Four men pulled a 27-year-old driver out of his Toyota Highlander on a Brooklyn street, punched him in the face and beat him with a metal pipe before stealing his SUV, cellphone, wallet and cash. The violent carjacking unfolded in East Williamsburg shortly after 1 a.m., leaving the victim injured and police searching for the attackers.
The robbery happened Tuesday, October 6, around 1:05 a.m. near 365 Ten Eyck Street, within the NYPD’s 90th Precinct. According to investigators, the victim was driving eastbound in his blue 2026 Toyota Highlander when four unidentified individuals stopped him in the roadway.
The suspects forcibly removed the man from the vehicle and began attacking him, striking his face with their fists and hitting his body with a metal pipe. After taking his belongings, the group climbed into the stolen Highlander and escaped southbound on Morgan Avenue.
Brooklyn Driver Dragged From Toyota and Beaten With Metal Pipe
The early-morning attack happened in Brooklyn, where police say the four suspects confronted the driver as he traveled along Ten Eyck Street…