NEW YORK — **UPDATE: Two of the five suspects accused of a gang-rape in Brooklyn have been arrested after turning themselves in Sunday night. Two more were also apprehended, leaving one at large.**
The NYPD says there was no delay in responding to the rape in the 73 Precinct after the community is outraged. Police released a statement:
“A patrol car from the 73 Precinct was approached on the street and told about the attack by the victim’s father, who directed the officers to the scene. The police officers immediately responded and located the victim. The suspects had already fled. The police officers called for a supervisor and an ambulance, which responded and transported the victim to the hospital. There was no delay in the police response. There were no 911 calls associated with the attack, contrary to media reports.
There was no probative video in the immediate area of the attack. However, detectives in conducting an expanded canvas were able to find video in a bodega, after an extensive search around 2 p.m. on Saturday, January 9. After review, retrieval and copying, the video was distributed to the media around 8 p.m. on Saturday to help identity the five males. The commanding officer of the precinct began contacting local community leaders preliminarily on Friday, January 8.
The department is still looking to identify the men in question in the video. Anyone with information about the crime is encouraged to contact the department immediately.”
On Thursday, January 7, 2016, at 9:10 p.m., the victim, a 18-year-old female, was with her father inside Osborne park, in the vicinity of Lott Avenue and Osborne Street, when they were approached by five black males, one of whom was armed with a gun. The male with the gun pointed it at them and told the father to leave the area. The father complied and each one of the five suspects raped the victim. The father returned a short time later with two uniformed police officers and the suspects fled the location. The victim was removed to Kings County Hospital where she was treated and released.
Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS. The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers Website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or texting their tips to 274637(CRIMES) then enter TIP577.
All calls are strictly confidential.
