Man's Jaw Fractured in Possible Anti-Gay Hate Crime in Brooklyn: Police - NBC New York

A man’s jaw was fractured after he was punched on the street in an early morning attack in Brooklyn that police are investigating as a possible hate crime.

The 27-year-old victim was talking with three of his friends when they were approached by another group of people near Franklin and Fulton avenues in Bedford-Stuyvesant around 4 a.m. Saturday, police said.

The group began making anti-gay comments to the victim and his friends and when one of them tried to de-escalate the situation, the victim was punched in the face, according to police.

His jaw was fractured after the punch. He was at Brooklyn Hospital on Saturday night.

NBC 4 New York

The NYPD’s Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating the attack.

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