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A 48-year-old Asian American man was punched and bitten during an attack in Hell’s Kitchen on Tuesday, NBC New York reports.
The attack occurred near West 43rd Street and 11th Avenue, according to ABC 7. An unidentified man approached the victim began punching him.
“Go back to China,” the man yelled before biting the victim on the left hand and running off.
The NYPD says the man bit two of the victim’s fingers, severing the tip of one of them. The victim was taken to Roosevelt Hospital and is said to be stable.
Governor Andrew Cuomo released a statement on the attack, directing the NYPD’s Hate Crimes Task Force to investigate
“In what has now become an alarming, disgusting pattern, we have learned that yet another Asian American was attacked violently in Manhattan,” Cuomo said, according to ABC 7. “This needs to end. I want the Asian American community to remember that we stand with them against hate. As New Yorkers we are forever proud of our diversity and we reject any cowardly attempts to divide us. Justice needs to be done and I am directing the New York State Police Hate Crimes Task Force to offer their assistance in the investigation of this attack.”
The suspect is believed to be a man in his 40s. He was last seen shirtless, wearing blue jeans and holding a red sweatshirt, NBC New York reports.
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