2 men whacked stranger with bat on Queens street: NYPD

Mira Wassef
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JAMAICA ESTATES, Queens (PIX11) — Two men whacked a stranger in the head with a bat while he was walking home on a Queens street last weekend, police said.

The suspects attacked the 22-year-old man near 189th Street and Aberdeen Road in Jamaica Estates at around 7:05 p.m. on April 13, according to the NYPD. The victim was hit in the head and face before the thieves took his cellphone and escaped in a Pontiac Grand Am, police said.

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The men were caught on surveillance video hopping into the black car and taking off on 109th Street towards Union Turnpike, authorities said. There have been no arrests.

The victim was taken to the hospital for treatment.

Submit tips to police by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), visiting crimestoppers.nypdonline.org, downloading the NYPD Crime Stoppers mobile app, or texting 274637 (CRIMES) then entering TIP577. Spanish-speaking callers are asked to dial 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).

Mira Wassef is a digital reporter who has covered news and sports in the New York City area for more than a decade. She joined PIX11 News in 2022. See more of her work here.

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