The New York Police Department’s Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating several attacks on Brooklyn Jews.
Some believe the attacks are part of a game called Knockout that is gaining popularity in the inner city.
The most recent attack occurred on Sunday, according to the New York Daily News, when a group of black men attacked an identifiably Jewish man. The attack was unprovoked and nothing was stolen, according to the newspaper.
Last week, a 12-year-old boy dressed in traditional Hasidic garb was punched in the face by a group of teens who called out “we got him” after the attack, according to WCBS-TV in New York.
Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said Tuesday there have been at least eight incidents since September, and at least one was caught on surveillance camera.
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There have also been three incidents of anti-Semitic graffiti, according to reports.
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