The New York City Police Department is searching for the individual who assaulted a Jewish girl on Sunday afternoon in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn, N.Y., an incident that was caught on security video.
“[A]n 11-year-old female victim, wearing traditional Jewish attire, was approached by an unidentified individual who pulled the victim’s hair and dragged her to the ground,” the police said in a statement. “The individual fled location to parts unknown.”
The girl received minor injuries. According to police, she refused medical attention at the scene.
In the video, an African-American teen wearing a short, gray puffer coat and light-colored hoodie can be seen coming up from behind the girl and grabbing her hair.
The incident is being investigated by the NYPD’s Hate Crimes Task Force.