A 24-year-old man was attacked with a hammer while chatting with his girlfriend on a Bronx sidewalk. The incident occurred around 12:45 p.m. in the Highbridge neighborhood of the Bronx. The victim was hit on the head by a suspect who approached him from behind. The victim was tended to by medics at the scene, with a gauze bandage wrapped around his head and blood dripping from the back of his head. Photos captured at the scene show the victim lying down on a piece of clothing while receiving help.
The injured victim was then taken to Saint Barnabas Hospital in stable condition. He did not have a shirt on during the incident and was attended to by first responders on the sidewalk. The attacker fled the scene on foot following the assault and has yet to be apprehended by the police. Information about the motive behind the hammer attack was not immediately available. The victim’s condition after being taken to the hospital was reported as stable.
According to the latest update, a 24-year-old man in the Bronx was struck on the head with a hammer while outside chatting with his girlfriend. The attack took place around 12:45 p.m. and the victim was hit from behind by a tool-wielding suspect. The victim was treated by medics at the scene, with a gauze bandage wrapped around his head and blood dripping down the back of his head. He was taken to Saint Barnabas Hospital in stable condition after being attended to by first responders.
Despite being in stable condition, the victim was taken to the hospital for further treatment. The attacker fled the scene on foot and has not yet been apprehended by the authorities. The motive behind the hammer attack remains unknown as more information has not been made available yet. Further updates on the situation are pending as investigations continue into the incident in the Highbridge neighborhood of the Bronx. The victim receiving medical treatment from first responders after the assault was captured in photos taken at the scene of the incident.
