A knife-wielding man chased a yeshiva student home while shouting antisemitic expletives in an incident captured on surveillance footage on Wednesday.
Security footage posted online by the Crown Heights Shmira Patrol (CHSP) shows a man pursuing an individual down a residential street and onto a flight of steps outside a home at approximately 2:33 AM on Wednesday.
During the pursuit visible in the video, the suspect yells toward the student, "Now I know where you live," before screaming, "Heil f***ing Hitler!" while holding an object appearing to be a knife. The assailant continues shouting racial and antisemitic slurs as the student moves toward the safety of the doorway.
NYPD located the suspect shortly after the attack
According to a report by COLlive, a Crown Heights based local news outlet, the suspect allegedly slashed the tires of bicycles parked on the property before fleeing the area. Crown Heights Shmira and the NYPD were immediately called, and responders soon located the suspect nearby. He took off again, jumping over fences on private properties and managing to evade responders temporarily.
Multiple Shmira volunteers reportedly continued canvassing the surrounding streets and yards, and a short time later the suspect was located again. He was taken into custody by officers from the NYPD’s 77th Precinct. The NYPD Hate Crimes Division is investigating the incident.
The NYPD did not respond to a request for comment and confirmation of the report by publication time.