On Thursday, June 17, Yonkers Police responded to an incident on North Broadway and Ashburton Avenue, where a fight between two males turned into what YPD Commissioner John Mueller called “an outrageous gang assault.”
The fight spilled out into the street, where gang members jumped one male, beating and kicking him to the point of sending him to the trauma ward of a local hospital where he is in critical condition wiht a brain injury. The victim, who was also hit in the head with a bottle, has not yet been identified.
The incident occured at 9pm on 06/17. “Last night, Yonkers Police Officers and Detectives dealt with an outrageous gang assault, where a male victim was hit in the head with a bottle and stomped on by a group of people that included known gang members; the victim is currently in the trauma ward in critical condition with a brain injury,” said YPD Commissioner John Mueller.
“The Yonkers Police Department have made several arrests, but there are more suspects that need to be held accountable for their despicable actions. Well over fifty people last night saw what happened, and we need them to come forward and do the right thing. There is a lot of talk about police responsibility and police accountability, but there is also community responsibility and community accountability to each other. The overwhelming majority of people who live and work in Yonkers are wonderful people; we need to stand together to make sure that these people are brought to justice. I can say with absolute certainty that everyone would agree this is not the kind of world we want to live in.
“Anyone with information about this crime is asked to call the Yonkers Police Detectives at (914) 377-7724,” said Mueller. Calls can be kept anonymous.
Yonkers Police are looking for at least 12 and up to 20 individuals who participated in the attack.
