Orthodox Jews, kosher market hit by paintballs in Brooklyn

Police suspect attacks linked to similar incidents in recent weeks, may open hate-crimes investigation

Illustrative image of Orthodox Jews in Brooklyn, New York. (Serge Attal/Flash90)
Illustrative image of Orthodox Jews in Brooklyn, New York. (Serge Attal/Flash90)

Police are searching for suspects who targeted a kosher market and some Orthodox Jewish individuals in Brooklyn with a paintball gun.

On June 29, Bondo’s 24 supermarket in the Williamsburg section and 62-year-old Chaim Klein were hit with paintballs. An unnamed man and his two grandchildren walking home from synagogue were targeted as well on the same day, WCBS-TV in New York reported.

Police said the attacks could be linked to three similar incidents that occurred in the same area in March and may be investigated as hate crimes, the New York Daily News reported.

The suspects fired at the supermarket before driving off in a dark car and targeting the other victims. Klein was hit nearby.

“It’s unfortunate – this, in 2015, this is still happening,” said Brooklyn community leader Rabbi Moshe Indig.

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