Person beat with metal pipe in anti-LGBTQIA+ attack in Brooklyn: NYPD

Erin Pflaumer
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WILLIAMSBURG, Brooklyn (PIX11) – A person was beaten with a metal pipe during an anti-LGBTQIA+ attack in Brooklyn on May 13, according to the NYPD.

The victim, who is gender non-conforming, was sitting on the steps of their home in Williamsburg around 3 p.m. when they were approached by two men, according to authorities.

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The men allegedly made anti-LGBTQIA+ remarks toward the victim. The suspects then picked up a metal pipe and struck the victim in the head, police said.

The victim suffered from bruising to their head. The men fled the scene to parts unknown, according to authorities.

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The NYPD’s Hate Crimes Unit is investigating.

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).

Erin Pflaumer is a digital content producer from Long Island who has covered both local and national news since 2018. She joined PIX11 in 2023. See more of her work here.

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