Racist spews hate at Asian man during random umbrella attack in NYC

An Asian man was randomly targeted by a hate-spewing racist who threatened to kill him and whacked him over the head with an umbrella in Downtown Brooklyn, cops say.

The disturbing encounter began around 4 p.m. Dec. 3 at the intersection of Fleet Place and Willoughby Street, according to police.

The 35-year-old victim was walking when the hateful stranger approached him and “made derogatory anti-Asian statements and threatened to kill him,” cops said.

The racist followed the victim and struck him in the head with an umbrella, police said. The attacker then fled the scene. 

The victim sustained a minor injury to his forehead but refused medical attention. 

The NYPD’s Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating.

Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/, or on Twitter @NYPDTips.

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