Chinanews.com, August 16th. According to the US "World Journal" report, in the United States, New York, Manhattan, Chinatown East Broadway, there has been another incident of random attacks on the streets of Chinese people on the streets of Chinatown. The officers patrolled nearby, and the two sides worked together to subdue the suspect, and the victim suffered minor injuries.
Dallas Short, a Chinatown community member, said that when the case happened, he saw a man who looked like a homeless man shouting on the street at the junction of Rutgers St. and Canal St. "Want to fight".
At that time, the street was crowded with people and most of them were Chinese elders.
Sauter said that since the beginning of the anti-Asian hate crime wave, he joined the Chinatown Street Community Patrol. After a few months, he would stop and observe this situation.
"Unexpectedly, he really walked towards an older Chinese-American elder." He recalled, hearing the suspect shout something, and then punched the victim, who also fell to the ground due to a sudden attack.
When Sauter saw this, he rushed forward to help, but the gangster turned and ran. He confirmed that he was OK with the victim and called the police.
The commotion also attracted the attention of nearby police officers. After learning about the suspect's appearance from Sauter, the officers quickly searched the surrounding area and arrested the suspect within ten minutes.
This is not the first case of unprovoked assault in the area. In June, a 56-year-old Chinese man at the East Broadway subway station was beaten to a coma by a stranger for no reason. The Seventh Bureau said that he had been in Seward Park a few days ago. Increase patrols in the area.
Sauter said that after moving from Pennsylvania to New York, he has been living in Chinatown. During the epidemic, he has also actively participated in volunteer work to help the community recover. (Zhang Chen)