New York City police are searching for five suspects wanted in a "gang assault" on former New York Gov.David Paterson and his 20-year-old stepson on Manhattan's Upper East Side, according to officials.The attack, which unfolded around 8:35 p.m.
Friday by 96th Street and 2nd Avenue, began as a "verbal altercation" between the suspects and the 70-year-old former governor and his stepson, the NYPD said.In this March 8, 2010, file photo, New York Governor David Paterson sits during a town hall meeting at Borough Hall in Brooklyn, New York.Mario Tama/Getty Images, FILEFormer Governor of New York David Paterson and his 20-year-old son are injured by five suspects at approximately 8:30 p.m.in front of 1871 2nd Avenue on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, New York, on Oct.
4, 2024.Kyle Mazza/ShutterstockThe suspects had had "a previous interaction" with the stepson, Paterson's spokesperson told ABC New York station WABC, noting that the attack took place near the victims' home.The suspects hit the victims in the face and body, police said.Paterson and his stepson managed fight off the attackers, the spokesperson said, and the suspects fled on foot, according to police.The New York City Police Department is asking for the public's help to locate suspects in an assault on Manhattan's Upper East Side on Oct.4, 2024.NYPDMORE: Harris dunks on Trump, Vance at Flint rally with an assist from Magic JohnsonPaterson and his stepson were both taken to the hospital in stable condition, police said, and they've since been released, the spokesperson said.Paterson, a Democrat, served as governor of New York from 2008 to 2010.
Paterson was New York's first African American governor and the nation's first legally blind governor.In this Jan.1, 2023, file photo, former Governor David Paterson attends the Inauguration ceremony for New York statewide officials at Empire State Plaza Convention Center in Albany, New York.Lev Radin/Sipa USA via AP, FILEMORE: Police seeking mother of 2-year-old ...