NYPD detectives on Friday released images of an unhinged man wanted for randomly shoving an 86-year-old woman to the ground inside an Upper East Side supermarket, breaking the woman’s teeth, officials said.
The attacker was inside a Morton Williams supermarket on Third Ave. near E. 61st St. at about 1:30 p.m. Sunday when he approached the senior and forcibly shoved her from behind, forcing her to fall face first on the floor.
The woman broke several teeth and suffered a black left eye in the fall, cops said.
The shover, who was wearing a dark-colored hooded sweatshirt, gray sweatpants, and a gray and burgundy jacket, ran off. He was recorded on surveillance camera wandering around the supermarket with what looked like a sandwich in his hand, pacing back and forth, before he inexplicably targeted his victim, police said.
EMS took the woman to New York Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center to be treated for minor injuries.
Cops released the images of the shover in the hopes someone recognizes him.
Anyone with information regarding his whereabouts is urged to call NYPD Crime Stoppers at (800) 577-TIPS. All calls will be kept confidential.