NYPD Hunt for Two Thugs After 61-Year-Old Man Is Sucker-Punched and Killed
Gina Martinez, Daily Mail, June 9, 2022
Police are searching for two men caught on surveillance footage involved in the fatal assault and robbery of a 61-year-old Brooklyn man.
Police said Victor Vega, 61, was walking down Lexington avenue near his home on May 25 alongside two unidentified men.
At one point Vega is seen on surveillance turning toward one of the men who was wearing a black hoodie and a white face mask, when the man sucker-punches Vega in the face, appearing to knock him unconscious.
Vega falls on his back and his head slides under a parked car.
His attacker instantly starts searching through Vega’s pockets, removing something and passing it to his accomplice.
The pair then casually scroll away as Vega lies lifeless alone in the street.
Bedford-Stuyvesant, May 25: The NYPD is looking for two men who sucker-punched 61-year-old Victor Vega in the face, causing him to fall and hit his head, then robbed him while he was unconscious. He died from his injury five days later. https://t.co/huijVM7Rqo pic.twitter.com/ShL169uDoE
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The 61-year-old was transported to a local hospital where he died five days later, police said.
Police, who are investigating if Vega was a victim of a drug robbery, have ruled his death a homicide and continue to search for the two suspects.
The attack comes as overall crime in NYC is up almost 40 percent in 2022 compared to the same period last year.
