Police Searching for Suspect After Woman Attacked in Bed-Stuy Building Near Bedford and Willoughby Ave

A 27-year-old woman was attacked after being followed into a residential building near Bedford and Willoughby avenues in Bedford-Stuyvesant early Sunday morning, November 1, police said.

According to the NYPD, the incident happened around 12:30 a.m. An unknown man approached the woman on the street and struck her before following her into the building, where he continued assaulting her. He then fled in an unknown direction.

There was no indication that the suspect knew the woman.

EMS transported the woman to a local hospital in stable condition. Members of the NYPD Crime Scene Unit were seen investigating inside the building.

No arrests have been made, and the investigation by the 79th Precinct remains ongoing.

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