83-Year-Old Man Recounts Being Sucker Punched in Chelsea After Confronting Assailant

The Attack in Chelsea

• 🎯 An 83-year-old man, Candido Molina, was sucker punched in the face by a young man on a city bike in Chelsea.
• 📍 The incident occurred in front of Molina's building near 17th and 8th Avenue.

Events Leading Up to the Assault

• 💬 The confrontation began when a group of men on bikes passed by and threw an object at Molina's wife.
• 💧 Molina, who was washing the sidewalk with a hose, sprayed one of the men in response.
• 💥 This action provoked the man to return and punch Molina in the face, specifically hitting his nose.

Aftermath and Investigation

• 🏃 The assailant and his companions fled the scene, laughing after the attack.
• 🚨 Police have released a video stream of the suspect in hopes of identifying and apprehending him.
• 🗣️ Molina, a building super for 46 years, expressed that such an incident had never happened before in his experience.
• 📞 Authorities are urging anyone with information to come forward to assist the NYPD in their investigation.