{"id":192377,"date":"2026-04-10T16:31:38","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T16:31:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/192377\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T16:31:38","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T16:31:38","slug":"4-ems-workers-attacked-while-responding-to-call-for-help-in-the-bronx-suspect-in-custody","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/192377\/","title":{"rendered":"4 EMS workers attacked while responding to call for help in the Bronx; suspect in custody"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/18864068_040926-wabc-citizen-ems-attacked-img-KloFfN-300x169.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-934209\" alt=\"\"   loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>VIDEO: An attack on four EMTs inside a Bronx apartment building has left the first responders injured and a suspect in custody Friday morning.<\/p>\n<p>The assault happened just after 10 p.m. Thursday on the seventh floor of an apartment building along Sedgwick Avenue in the Morris Heights section of the Bronx.<\/p>\n<p>The EMTs were responding to a call involving a resident of the building when they were attacked in the hallway.<\/p>\n<p>Cleanup crews were seen inside the building overnight, clearing shards of broken glass scattered across the floor.<\/p>\n<p>Police say there was also blood on the hallway floor and walls.<\/p>\n<p>According to authorities, the EMTs were assaulted by a 22-year-old resident when they arrived on the seventh floor. The reason for the attack is still under investigation.<\/p>\n<p>A 32-year-old EMT suffered a laceration to the head, while a 20-year-old EMT was treated for injuries to the face. Both were taken to the hospital in stable condition. Two other EMTs also sustained minor injuries.<\/p>\n<p>WABC-TV ABC 7 New York City<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"VIDEO: An attack on four EMTs inside a Bronx apartment building has left the first responders injured and&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":192378,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[128,5855,9,24,63,129,131,130],"class_list":{"0":"post-192377","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-the-bronx","8":"tag-bronx","9":"tag-mid-atlantic-region","10":"tag-new-york","11":"tag-new-york-city","12":"tag-nyc","13":"tag-the-bronx","14":"tag-the-bronx-headlines","15":"tag-the-bronx-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/192377","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=192377"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/192377\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/192378"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=192377"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=192377"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=192377"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}