Crime & Safety

Teens Brutally Beat 51-Year-Old Man In Jamaica: NYPD

The man suffered cuts, bruises and a broken arm from the beating, police said.

JAMAICA, QUEENS -- Police are searching for a group of teens who brutally beat a 51-year-old man in Jamaica on Friday evening.

The man was walking along Guy R. Brewer Boulevard just before 7 p.m. when the five suspects - estimated to be between 15 and 18 years old - tackled him near Sayres Avenue, police said.

The teens then kicked the man repeatedly in his head, right arm and around his body before fleeing the scene, authorities said. They ran up Guy R. Brewer Boulevard before turning left onto 112th Road.

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Medics rushed the man to North Shore Hospital, where he was treated for a broken arm, cuts to his face and bruising all over his body, police said. He is in stable condition.

The NYPD released surveillance photos of the attackers, who were last seen wearing white, purple and black T-shirts and gym shorts.

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Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477)


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