BROOKLYN, N.Y. (PIX11) — The NYPD is searching for a suspect after they say a child was strangled in a park in Brooklyn on May 11.
The incident happened around 6:26 p.m. at Bush-Clinton Park in the Red Hook Recreation Area.
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Police say an unidentified man approached three children: a 5-year-old girl, a 7-year-old boy, and a 12-year-old boy.
The man allegedly knocked down the 5-year-old and the 12-year-old and wrapped his hands around the neck of the 7-year-old before fleeing.
The attack left bruising around the victim’s neck. EMS treated the children on the scene.
The NYPD released the following photo of the suspect.
Credit: NYPD
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