Women beaten as Queens cinema spat descends into chaos; 4 sought

Police are searching for four suspects in the July 5 assault at a Flushing movie theater
Police are searching for four suspects in the July 5 assault at a Flushing movie theater. Photo credit NYPD

NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- A mid-movie squabble between two women and a group of people at a Queens cinema turned violent when the group pummeled the women as the show let out.

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The NYPD released new images Wednesday as they search for the four suspects—two men and two women in their 20s—in the July 5 attack in Flushing.

The two victims, ages 33 and 29, were seeing an evening show at the College Point Multiplex Cinemas on Ulmer Street when the group got into an argument with them during the movie.

When the film ended, the group confronted the women and began assaulting them, police said.

The 33-year-old woman was repeatedly punched and kicked in the head and robbed of her cellphone. She was transported to New York-Presbyterian Queens with non-life-threatening injuries.

The 29-year-old woman was punched in the face. She suffered minor injuries and declined medical attention at the scene.

The group fled the theater after the attack, police said.

Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS.

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