The previous officer was strolling on a sidewalk alongside Brighton Seashore Avenue earlier than the punch.
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A retired NYPD officer was socked behind the pinnacle in Brooklyn Tuesday in what's being eyed as a doable “knockout sport” assault, police and sources mentioned.
The 66-year-old former cop was strolling on a sidewalk alongside Brighton Seashore Avenue when a gaggle of suspects got here up and clobbered him behind the pinnacle simply earlier than 1 p.m., police and the sources mentioned.
The suspects — who look to be youngsters or younger adults — then rapidly ran off in the direction of Brighton seventh Avenue.
The punch was fully unprovoked, in accordance with the NYPD.
A police supply mentioned the assault might have been a part of a twisted problem that dares gamers to slug a stranger on the road with the objective of knocking the individual unconscious with a single blow.
The so-called “knockout sport” terrorized New Yorkers a number of years in the past with teams of teenagers and younger adults slugging unsuspecting victims and filming the assaults which they later uploaded to social media.
In Tuesday’s assault, the suspects walked as much as the retired police officer whereas laughing earlier than cracking him behind the pinnacle, the supply mentioned.
The sufferer — who sources mentioned had been assigned to the 78th Precinct earlier than retirement — suffered ache and swelling, however refused medical consideration.
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