NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — Police are searching for a man who attacked a 72-year-old man with a hammer in Chelsea Wednesday.
The victim was walking on West 23rd Street near Eighth Avenue in Chelsea around 3:28 p.m., when the attacker shoved him, according to officials.
The attacker bashed the man’s leg with a hammer before fleeing eastbound on 23rd Street, authorities said.
Emergency responders treated the victim at the scene.
Police are asking anyone with information on the attack to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). Anonymous tips can also be submitted on the Crime Stoppers website or on Twitter @NYPDTips.
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