What to Know
- The 55-year-old woman was taking a sunrise walk Thursday morning near the park’s reservoir when the subject approached to strike up a conversation, police say.
- That conversation didn’t seem to go well, because the man proceeded to attack the woman around 6 a.m. Police say he grabbed her head and smashed her into a nearby tree multiple times.
- The man, not yet identified by authorities, fled. He reportedly hopped on a blue CitiBike and rode down 86th Street Transverse heading east.
NEW YORK — Police want New Yorkers to be on the lookout for a man accused of attacking a woman last week in Central Park, repeatedly bashing her head into a tree.
The 55-year-old woman was taking a sunrise walk Thursday morning near the park’s reservoir when the subject approached to strike up a conversation, police say.
That conversation didn’t seem to go well, because the man proceeded to attack the woman around 6 a.m. Police say he grabbed her head and smashed her into a nearby tree multiple times.
The man, not yet identified by authorities, fled. He reportedly hopped on a blue CitiBike and rode down 86th Street Transverse heading east.
Police say the woman was picked up by medics and treated at a nearby hospital.
The department released the first look at the suspect on Saturday, circulating a sketch of the shooter wanted in the attack two days earlier.
He is described as a full-grown male, approximately 5-foot-4, 140 pounds, with close-cropped dark hair and a blemish on the left side of his face. He was also wearing a dark blue jacket.
