EAST NEW YORK, Brooklyn — An attacker jumped over the counter of a Brooklyn Burger King and held a worker down while another individual punched the employee.
The two attackers struck inside a Linden Boulevard Burger King on Dec. 4, police said. The NYPD released surveillance video of the assault on Monday.
It shows the 22-year-old victim being repeatedly punched. Other workers ran up and intervened.
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The attackers also displayed a knife before they fled on Powell Street.
Police said the victim was treated at the scene.
The NYPD asked for help identifying the attackers.
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