NYPD seeks suspect in seemingly random screwdriver attack in Brooklyn

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NYPD seeking suspect in seemingly random Brooklyn screwdriver attack

Police are asking for the public's help finding the suspect in a violent, seemingly unprovoked attack in Fort Greene on Wednesday afternoon.

The NYPD is asking for the public's help finding the suspect who seemingly randomly attacked a worker at a store in Brooklyn with a screwdriver on Wednesday.

Surveillance video shows the victim fruit at a store on Lafayette Avenue in Fort Greene when the suspect suddenly stabs him in the shoulder with the tool.

The suspect ran away immediately afterward, while the victim sustained a puncture wound. 

Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/ or on Twitter @NYPDTips.

Police say all calls are confidential.