A masked predator raped a woman in a brutal attack after striking her with a gun as she delivered a package in Staten Island this week, cops and sources said.<\/p>\n
The attacker \u2014 a \u201ctotal stranger\u201d to the 37-year-old victim \u2014 approached her as she made the delivery at Dongan Hills Avenue and Jefferson Street around 6 p.m. Wednesday, according to authorities and law enforcement sources.<\/p>\n
He then hit her with the weapon and proceeded to rape her, police said. <\/p>\n
A masked man is suspected of raping a woman making a delivery at Dongan Hills Avenue and Jefferson Street in Staten Island Wednesday evening, cops and sources said.<\/p>\n
The victim went to a local hospital, where she is listed in stable condition, authorities said. It was not immediately clear whether she was affiliated with a specific delivery company.<\/p>\n
By then, the pervert had already fled the scene, police said. <\/p>\n
The NYPD released a sketch of the suspect, shown with a mask covering half his face and a hoodie pulled up over his head. <\/p>\n
NYPD officers investigate at the scene of the brutal sex attack. Kyle Mazza\/SOPA Images\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n
The woman was hospitalized in stable condition, police said. Kyle Mazza\/SOPA Images\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n
Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to call the NYPD\u2019s Sex Crimes Hotline at 1-212-267-7273 or 646-610-7272, the Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or, for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). <\/p>\n