Crime & Safety
Man Struck In Head With Brick In Bed-Stuy, Critically Injured: NYPD
Police also searched an apartment about a block away, but have not said whether the operation was connected to the assault.
BEDFORD-STUYVESANT— A 31-year-old man remains in critical condition after someone struck him in the head with a brick Thursday night in Bed-Stuy, according to police.
The man was found unconscious and unresponsive around 10 p.m. in front of 158 Tompkins Ave., between Myrtle Avenue and Willoughby Avenue, police said.
Emergency responders took him to Kings County Hospital, where he remains in critical condition.
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No arrests have been made.
About a block away, police executed a search warrant at 615 Willoughby Ave. with a squat team.
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A neighbor told Patch he saw the team outside the apartment from about 4:30 p.m. until 11:30 p.m.
Police have not disclosed the reason for the search or whether it was connected to the assault.
Both streets were entirely blocked off for hours.
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