Suspect Apprehended After Punching 88-Year-Old Man in April
148th St & Jamaica Ave, Jamaica, Queens
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- A 21-year-old man is in custody after punching an 88-year-old man to the ground on April 21st on Jamaica Avenue.
- Shameek Malave of Archer Avenue is facing various assault and harassment charges.
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Malave is facing charges including assault and harassment, police say.
The suspect has been identified as Shameek Malave, 21, of Archer Avenue in Queens.
According to an update from the NYPD, a suspect has been arrested after punching an 88-year-old man to the ground on April 21st.
The sought individual is described as a male, last seen wearing a black jacket, black sweatshirt, gray jeans and red sneakers.
EMS responded and transported the victim to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center in stable condition.
The unidentified suspect fled the location on foot traveling eastbound on Jamaica Avenue.
On Tuesday, April 21, 2026 at approximately 1:30 p.m., in the vicinity of 148 Street and Jamaica Avenue, an 88-year-old male was walking when he was approached by an unidentified individual who punched him in the face causing him to fall to the ground.
The NYPD is asking for the public's help in identifying the individual depicted in the attached videos, wanted in connection with an elderly assault.
Incident reported at 148th St & Jamaica Ave.
Malave is facing charges including assault and harassment, police say.
The suspect has been identified as Shameek Malave, 21, of Archer Avenue in Queens.
According to an update from the NYPD, a suspect has been arrested after punching an 88-year-old man to the ground on April 21st.
The sought individual is described as a male, last seen wearing a black jacket, black sweatshirt, gray jeans and red sneakers.
EMS responded and transported the victim to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center in stable condition.
The unidentified suspect fled the location on foot traveling eastbound on Jamaica Avenue.
On Tuesday, April 21, 2026 at approximately 1:30 p.m., in the vicinity of 148 Street and Jamaica Avenue, an 88-year-old male was walking when he was approached by an unidentified individual who punched him in the face causing him to fall to the ground.
The NYPD is asking for the public's help in identifying the individual depicted in the attached videos, wanted in connection with an elderly assault.
Incident reported at 148th St & Jamaica Ave.
Malave is facing charges including assault and harassment, police say.
The suspect has been identified as Shameek Malave, 21, of Archer Avenue in Queens.
According to an update from the NYPD, a suspect has been arrested after punching an 88-year-old man to the ground on April 21st.
The sought individual is described as a male, last seen wearing a black jacket, black sweatshirt, gray jeans and red sneakers.
EMS responded and transported the victim to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center in stable condition.
The unidentified suspect fled the location on foot traveling eastbound on Jamaica Avenue.
On Tuesday, April 21, 2026 at approximately 1:30 p.m., in the vicinity of 148 Street and Jamaica Avenue, an 88-year-old male was walking when he was approached by an unidentified individual who punched him in the face causing him to fall to the ground.
The NYPD is asking for the public's help in identifying the individual depicted in the attached videos, wanted in connection with an elderly assault.
Incident reported at 148th St & Jamaica Ave.
Malave is facing charges including assault and harassment, police say.
The suspect has been identified as Shameek Malave, 21, of Archer Avenue in Queens.
According to an update from the NYPD, a suspect has been arrested after punching an 88-year-old man to the ground on April 21st.
The sought individual is described as a male, last seen wearing a black jacket, black sweatshirt, gray jeans and red sneakers.
EMS responded and transported the victim to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center in stable condition.
The unidentified suspect fled the location on foot traveling eastbound on Jamaica Avenue.
On Tuesday, April 21, 2026 at approximately 1:30 p.m., in the vicinity of 148 Street and Jamaica Avenue, an 88-year-old male was walking when he was approached by an unidentified individual who punched him in the face causing him to fall to the ground.
The NYPD is asking for the public's help in identifying the individual depicted in the attached videos, wanted in connection with an elderly assault.
Incident reported at 148th St & Jamaica Ave.
Malave is facing charges including assault and harassment, police say.
The suspect has been identified as Shameek Malave, 21, of Archer Avenue in Queens.
According to an update from the NYPD, a suspect has been arrested after punching an 88-year-old man to the ground on April 21st.
The sought individual is described as a male, last seen wearing a black jacket, black sweatshirt, gray jeans and red sneakers.
EMS responded and transported the victim to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center in stable condition.
The unidentified suspect fled the location on foot traveling eastbound on Jamaica Avenue.
On Tuesday, April 21, 2026 at approximately 1:30 p.m., in the vicinity of 148 Street and Jamaica Avenue, an 88-year-old male was walking when he was approached by an unidentified individual who punched him in the face causing him to fall to the ground.
The NYPD is asking for the public's help in identifying the individual depicted in the attached videos, wanted in connection with an elderly assault.
Incident reported at 148th St & Jamaica Ave.
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Hope the people catch him and not the cops.
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Yup that’s why I stay home ! Demons walking everywhere! Raised by Demons left to cause havoc to innocent people.
If someone sees him do the same to the POS 😡
He's really living the stereotype
Hope the people catch him and not the cops.
This.
Yup that’s why I stay home ! Demons walking everywhere! Raised by Demons left to cause havoc to innocent people.
If someone sees him do the same to the POS 😡
He's really living the stereotype
Hope the people catch him and not the cops.
This.
Yup that’s why I stay home ! Demons walking everywhere! Raised by Demons left to cause havoc to innocent people.
If someone sees him do the same to the POS 😡
He's really living the stereotype
Hope the people catch him and not the cops.
This.
Yup that’s why I stay home ! Demons walking everywhere! Raised by Demons left to cause havoc to innocent people.
If someone sees him do the same to the POS 😡
He's really living the stereotype
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Hope the people catch him and not the cops.
This.
Yup that’s why I stay home ! Demons walking everywhere! Raised by Demons left to cause havoc to innocent people.
If someone sees him do the same to the POS 😡
He's really living the stereotype