NEW YORK -- A Queens neighborhood got here collectively Thursday for a solidarity rally following two separate assaults on members of the Sikh neighborhood.Demonstrators gathered in South Richmond Hill, the place three males have been assaulted this month.Two individuals had been injured in an assault on Tuesday morning.It occurred close to the world the place …
NEW YORK — A Queens neighborhood got here collectively Thursday for a solidarity rally following two separate assaults on members of the Sikh neighborhood.
Demonstrators gathered in South Richmond Hill, the place three males have been assaulted this month.
Two individuals had been injured in an assault on Tuesday morning.
It occurred close to the world the place a 70-year-old man was hit within the face on April 3.
“They did say they had been cursing at them they usually had been simply being very aggressive. One man stated, ‘I will shoot you. I will shoot you,'” rally organizer Japneet Singh stated. “They got here on the turbans first, so when the primary punch landed, it was to ensure the turbans come off.”
Police say they’ve arrested a 19-year-old suspect in reference to the assaults on all three victims.
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