Arrest Made In Brutal Unprovoked Attack On Homeless Men In Brooklyn
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- Police have made an arrest in connection a brutal attack on a group of homeless men in February.
The NYPD has been searching for five men after releasing surveillance video of the unprovoked attack in Borough Park back on Feb 23.
On Saturday, authorities announced the arrest of Jesus Guadalupe of Brooklyn and charged him with multiple counts of gang assault, harassment, robbery, and criminal possession of stolen property.
Police say the suspects kicked, punched, and threw objects at the homeless men as they demanded money. The attackers reportedly only made off with $5. One of the victims suffered severe head trauma during the attack.
Investigators are still looking for the other four suspects in the case.
Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74682). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime stoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577.
