Law enforcement officials in New York City have made an appeal to the public in hopes of identifying a suspect in a hate crime.The attack in question occurred November 22 on the M23 bus in Chelsea just before 5 PM.
Video footage of the encounter taken from security cameras shows the suspect–a middle-aged white man–punching a teenager.According to the victim–whose name has not been made public–the suspect approached him saying “You have long hair.
I don’t like people like you.”The suspect then added “I hate gay people,” reports The New York Post. Related: His attackers yelled “f*ggot” as they beat him.
Cops say it’s not a hate crime.The man then followed the victim as he exited the bus, where he then punched the teenager in the face.