Machete-wielding man slams blade into victim’s head in wild Brooklyn street attack

Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News
Updated ·1 min read
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There was no mistaking the giant weapon used in this Brooklyn blade attack.

A 25-year-old man was punched and struck in the head with a machete in a wild street assault, police said Tuesday.

Police released images of the suspect — including a picture of him holding the giant blade — in hope of prodding someone to identify him and help track him down.

The blade-wielding suspect, joined by two accomplices, slammed the machete down on the victim’s head at Brighton Fourth St. and Neptune Ave. in Brighton Beach at about 12:15 a.m. Thursday, cops said.

One of the accomplices was also armed with a knife or a machete and the third, while not armed, punched the victim, cops said. The attack appears to be retaliation for an earlier incident, police said.

Medics took the victim to NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn in stable condition.

Anyone with information on the attacker or his two accomplices is asked to call Crime Stoppers at (800) 577-TIPS. All calls will be kept confidential.