Masked Attacker Punches Cop Near City Hall During Palestinian Protest

Second Attack in a Week on Cops During Protests

The NYPD is searching for this person in connection with an assault on a police officer during a protest. -Photo by NYPD
The NYPD is searching for this person in connection with an assault on a police officer during a protest. -Photo by NYPD


By Dan Gesslein

Manhattan Voice

March 22, 2024 


MANHATTAN - The NYPD is searching for a masked attacker who sucker punched a police officer during a pro-Palestine protest near City Hall. This is the second such attack on a cop during a protest near City Hall. 


At around 8:30 pm on February 29, police were conducting crowd control during a pro-Palestinian protest at Ann Street and Broadway near City Hall. Cops said a person dressed in black and donning a black mask walked up behind a police officer and punched him in the back. The attacker then ran away. 


Investigators just released a photo of the masked suspect. 


One week earlier an officer was struck with a bottle during a protest on the opposite side of City Hall. On March 8, cops tried to disperse a disorderly group in the rear of One Police Plaza. As cops tried to disperse the crowd, a woman threw a bottle striking a police officer in the head, the NYPD said. 


Published reports claim the suspect was part of a group that splintered off from the larger pro-Palestinian protest on Park Row and Pearl Street, not far from police headquarters. 


The video also shows the suspect apparently wearing the black-and-white keffiyeh around her neck - a symbol of support for the Palestinian cause. 


Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/ or on Twitter @NYPDTips. 


All calls are strictly confidential.

Location: Broadway & Ann St, New York, NY 10007, USA

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