NYPD: Suspect Charged With Hate Crime After 55-Year-Old Asian Woman Sucker Punched In Chinatown

New York City NY

01 June, 2021

9:18 AM

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CBS New York June 1, 2021 A man is under arrest in the latest violent attack against an Asian-American woman in New York City. Police say 48-year-old Alexander Wright has been charged with assault as a hate crime, among other counts. Investigators believe he lives in a homeless shelter and was found with what looks like the drug K2. The assault was caught on camera Monday outside a restaurant on Bayard Street in Chinatown. CBS Local Digital Media personalizes the global reach of CBS-owned and operated television and radio stations with a local perspective.