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41-Year-Old Man Left in Critical Condition After Ridgewood Assault: NYPD

Two men are wanted in connection to an assault that took place on Sunday. (NYPD)

March 12, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan

A 41-year-old man was left hospitalized after he was attacked by two unknown men in Ridgewood on Sunday.

On March 10, around 12:40 a.m., the victim got into a verbal dispute with two men near Metropolitan and Grandview Avenues. The argument quickly escalated, before one of the men struck the victim several times in the body. The two suspects then fled the scene in an unknown direction, police say.

Surveillance footage shows the two men wanted in connection to the assault. (NYPD)

EMS responded to the scene and the victim was transported to Wyckoff Heights Medical Center in stable but critical condition.

Police are searching for the two suspects, both described as Hispanic, in their late 20s, and approximately between 5 feet 5 inches and 5 feet 9 inches in height. The assailant was last seen wearing a black jacket, while the other man was last seen wearing a brown jacket.

Anyone with information on the case should contact the Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-8477, or text CRIMES and then enter TIP577, or visit www.nypdcrimestoppers.com.

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Paul Kersey

Ah the bastions of society. I am sure it was a dispute over jaywalking or littering

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