NYPD Hate Crimes Unit Investigating Random Attacks on White People | News 4 Now

The NYPD is looking for a man suspected in attacking four people in Manhattan over the span of a week, and police believe the attacks may be racially charged. Four people have been attacked at night, the most recent assault coming August 14th, and cops said they may have been targeted because they are white. The attacks started on August 9th, when a 56-year-old man was attacked just after 9 p.m. at the corner of Fifth Avenue and East 14th Street. The unidentified suspect pushed the man to the ground from behind, cutting his head, according to authorities.