NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — Police on Friday released photos of five men accused of using a wooden stick to beat a man on a Queens street earlier this month.
It happened at approximately 4 a.m. on Saturday, June 7, in front of 76-07 Roosevelt Ave. in Jackson Heights.
According to officials, a 36-year-old man was involved in a verbal dispute with the group. The five men then surrounded the victim and began to punch and kick him. One of the men displayed a knife and began to verbally threaten the victim while two others took turns hitting the victim with a wooden stick, authorities said.
The victim sustained serious physical injuries to his head and lower back. He was transported to NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst and listed in stable condition.
The suspects fled the location on foot, traveling northbound on 78 Street towards 37th Avenue.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS.