NYC Assailant Appears to Be Targeting Asian American Women in Attacks

The unknown assailant who has attacked four Asian American women over the last week.
The unknown assailant who has attacked four Asian American women in NYC over the last week.

Police are conducting a city-wide hunt in New York City for a man who has reportedly assaulted four Asian American women in separate attacks. The man, whose likeness has been captured in surveillance footage, is described as Black and in his mid-20’s or early 30’s and wearing t-shirt and jeans, and who can be seen carrying an unidentified blunt weapon in a white plastic bag.

Terrifyingly, the man appears to be wandering Manhattan on some sort of bizarre rampage seeking out East Asian American female victims.

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Man Charged with Hate Crimes in Robberies Targeting Chinese American Women | #ModelMinorityMisogyny

Manuel Israel was charged with hate crimes targeting Asian American women.
Manuel Israel was charged with hate crimes targeting Asian American women.

Earlier this week, Manuel Israel, a 20-year-old Manhattan-area purse-snatcher, was arrested and charged with 36 counts, including second-degree assault, second- and third-degree robbery and multiple assault-related hate crimes charges. All of the charges stem from a series of 6 muggings involving Chinese American female victims.

When arrested, Israel apparently said that he targeted Chinese American women because he perceived us to be “vulnerable to attack”.

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