A bizarre encounter in Brooklyn took a violent turn earlier today when a man was shot with an arrow from a crossbow. The 54-year-old victim was struck in the left hip just before dawn, around 4:40 a.m., near their building on Hanson Place, according to the New York Post. Officials have identified the alleged assailant as 64-year-old Joseph English. Before the assault, English bluntly stated to the victim, "I’m going to shoot you," a chilling prelude to the attack that was reported by police sources.
Despite the sinister nature of the event, the victim's injuries were deemed minor and he refused medical treatment at the scene. Details made available through a NBC New York report indicate that the incident occurred at English's residence. However, lawyer information for English has not been disclosed.
Further details surrounding the motive behind the unexpected attack remain unclear, but authorities have disclosed that English faces charges including assault, criminal possession of a weapon, and menacing. This information comes forward as the investigation into the encounter continues to unravel the sequence of events leading up to this early morning act of violence.
It has been noted by police that English and the victim were not previously acquainted, raising questions about what provoked such a severe response from English, whom sources have described as "emotionally disturbed." Despite the proximity of their residences, the victim and the alleged assailant were "strangers" to one another, a peculiar detail, considering the personal nature of the attack, as reported by the New York Post.
