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NYC CHAIR ATTACK: Man, 78, hit in head at Financial District sandwich shop

Video shows the suspect picking up a chair at the Pot Belly Sandwich Shop on Broad Street during the attack on the evening of Aug. 28
Video shows the suspect picking up a chair at the Pot Belly Sandwich Shop on Broad Street during the attack on the evening of Aug. 28.
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NEW YORK (1010 WINS/WCBS 880) -- Police are searching for a suspect in a chair attack at a sub sandwich shop in the Financial District last week.

The NYPD released surveillance images Tuesday of the man they're searching for in the attack at Pot Belly Sandwich Shop on the evening of Aug. 28.


Video shows the suspect walking into the business at 90 Broad St. around 7:30 p.m. and picking up a wooden chair.

The suspect fled the business immediately after the attack, police saidThe suspect fled the business immediately after the attack, police said.NYPD

He then threw the chair at a 78-year-old man who was in the shop, striking the victim in the head, police said.

The attacker fled the area, while the victim declined medical attention at the scene.

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

The attack appears to be unprovokedThe attack appears to be unprovoked.NYPD