2Brooklyn, NY – A 65-year-old man was assaulted Tuesday afternoon outside a residential building in Brownsville after a brief argument with an unidentified attacker turned violent.

The confrontation began just after noon near Prospect Place and Thomas S. Boyland Street as the victim was leaving the building.

Police said the suspect displayed an unknown object and struck the man in the hand before running away on foot.

The victim suffered pain and swelling but declined medical treatment at the scene.

Suspect at large

Investigators said the attacker fled westbound on Prospect Place and remains on the loose. He is described as a male last seen wearing a blue vest, beige T-shirt, blue shorts, and black and white sandals.

Public assistance sought

The NYPD released an image of the suspec

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