Crime & Safety
Police Hunt Suspects In Chelsea Rape
Officers are searching two men who raped a woman in a Chelsea apartment, police said.
CHELSEA, NY — Police are hunting for two men who attacked and raped a 24-year-old woman at a Chelsea party on Saturday morning, authorities said.
The NYPD released surveillance photos of both suspects on Friday, asking for the public's help identifying them.
Both men are suspected of raping a 24-year-old woman at a party at the Fulton Houses on W. 17th Street, police said.
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The woman told police that while she was at the party on Saturday, both men followed her into the bathroom where they raped her. The assault happened at about 4:30 a.m. on Saturday, according to the NYPD.
The woman called police after the men left and was transported for a nearby hospital, where she described both of her attackers to investigators, police said.
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#WANTED: 2 males, black, for rape of a 24-year-old female victim while in a bathroom inside an apartment on West 17th St (Fulton Houses) #Manhattan on Feb.3 at 4:30am. Help us ID these individuals, share info. #800577TIPS pic.twitter.com/KkLmZi304i
— NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews) February 9, 2018
Image credit: Courtesy of the NYPD
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