NYPD: Woman Fought Off This Rapist Who Followed Her Into Her Building

The police are searching for a man accused of trying to rape a woman in her building over the weekend in Manhattan.

According to the NYPD, the attempted rape happened at 1 a.m. on Saturday, August 29 when the suspect followed a woman into her building and onto the elevator on West 172 Street in Washington Heights. Investigators say the victim "got off at her floor, with the suspect in tow. As she began to open the door to her apartment, the suspect attempted to rape her."

Police say the victim, 33, managed to fight him off, get into her apartment and lock the door.

The suspect fled; the victim was not injured. Police released surveillance video of the suspect:

Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS. The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers Website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or texting their tips to 274637(CRIMES) then enter TIP577.