"BROOKLYN, NY - Police are searching for a suspect after a 71-year-old man was attacked with a shovel during a daytime assault in the Gravesend section of Brooklyn. The unprovoked attack unfolded around 11:30 a.m. on Dec. 27 near Stryker Court and West 1st Street, where police say the suspect came up to the 71-year-old and struck him in the face with a shovel before running off."
"The victim was taken by EMS to NYC Health + Hospitals/Coney Island in stable condition, police said. The suspect, who still remains at large as of Monday morning, is believed to be between 20 and 25 years old, about 5 feet 11 inches tall, with a medium build and a brown beard, police said. He was last seen wearing a black jacket layered over a light-colored zip-up jacket, brown pants, black shoes and dark-colored glasses. Anyone with information is asked to contact the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or, in Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782)."
Around 11:30 a.m. on Dec. 27 in Gravesend near Stryker Court and West 1st Street, a 71-year-old man was struck in the face with a shovel during an unprovoked daytime assault. EMS transported the victim to NYC Health + Hospitals/Coney Island in stable condition. The suspect fled the scene and remains at large. Police describe the suspect as 20 to 25 years old, about 5 feet 11 inches tall, with a medium build and a brown beard. He was last seen wearing layered jackets, brown pants, black shoes and dark-colored glasses. Authorities ask anyone with information to contact NYPD Crime Stoppers.
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