60s Korean Business Owner Indiscriminately Assaulted in Brooklyn, New York

[Asia Economy New York=Special Correspondent Joselgina] A Korean business owner in his 60s was indiscriminately assaulted in New York, USA. The police are investigating whether it was a hate crime targeting Asians.

According to the New York Korean Parents Association and others on the 2nd (local time), at around 7:30 a.m. on the 29th of last month, a man who visited a deli operated by a Korean man named Lee (66) in Brooklyn, New York City, caused a disturbance and assaulted Mr. Lee.

At the time, the man demanded free goods and threw items placed on the counter. He also punched Mr. Lee several times when Mr. Lee tried to stop the disturbance, then uttered abusive language and disappeared. The incident was captured on CCTV.

The police are investigating on the possibility that it was a hate crime targeting Asians. Local media reported that the assailant had previously made hateful remarks against Asian Americans at Mr. Lee's store.

The Korean community unanimously condemned the hate crime targeting Asians. At a press conference held in front of the victim's business the day before, Choi Yoon-hee, president of the New York Korean Parents Association, said, "Asian hate crimes in New York City have increased by 360% over the past two years," and urged, "The right to work and live safely without feeling anxious is guaranteed by federal, state, and city laws, so we will protect the safety of Asians to ensure that such incidents never happen again."

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