Good Samaritan Beaten for Trying to Stop Mugging Outside Bronx Club

Club Fight Turns into Bronx Beat Down, Mugging 

The NYPD is searching for these men in connection with the attack on a Bronx man and the Good Samaritan who tried to help him. -Photo by NYPD

By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice 

May 31, 2024 

BRONX - A dispute outside a Bronx club led to a beat down and robbery of a patron as well as the beating of a Good Samaritan who tried to help, cops said.  

At around 4 am on May 18, a 30-year-old man got into a verbal dispute with three men outside the The Azteca Club on East 170th Street in Mount Eden. Cops said a member of the group walked up to the man and began to repeatedly punch him in the face. As the victim lay staggered on the ground, the attacker ripped jewelry off the victim’s neck and wrist.  

Seeing the mugging, a 35-year-old tried to intervene and help the victim. However, another member of the group punched the Good Samaritan in the face. The attackers then ran off westbound on East 170th Street. 

Cops said both victims refused medical attention at the scene. 

The NYPD released surveillance video of the alleged attackers. 

The first suspect is described as a male with a light complexion.  He was last seen wearing a pink shirt and blue jeans. 

The second suspect is described as a male with a medium complexion. He was last seen wearing a black jacket. 

The third suspect is described as a male with a light complexion. He was last seen wearing all black and multicolored sneakers.

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.

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