A pedestrian was seriously injured after an argument with a food delivery bicyclist who almost hit him turned violent, according to police, who are now looking for the suspect.
The incident took place last month, on July 26, around 8:50 p.m. According to the NYPD, a 22-year-old man walking near West 44th Street and 9th Avenue nearly collided with a food delivery bicyclist. The pair then got into an altercation, and police say that the pedestrian tried to walk away, but the food delivery bicyclist "removed his bike chain, wrapped it around his hand, and proceeded punched the victim in the rear of the head."
The victim was taken to Bellevue Hospital in critical condition.
The suspect is described as being 5'7"-5'8" and was last seen riding a 10-speed bicycle and wearing a black backpack with the word "RELAY" on the back. The police also released images of the suspect.
Anyone with information in regards 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 going to the Crime Stoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577.
