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Woman Raped on Skillman Avenue Friday, Police Release Footage of Suspect

Suspect (NYPD) at 54th and Skillman Avenue (Google)

Feb. 18, 2019 By Christian Murray

The police are looking for a man who allegedly raped a 20-year-old woman on Skillman Avenue, near P.S. 11, on Friday.

Police say that the man followed the woman in the vicinity of 54th Street and Skillman Avenue at around 10:40 p.m., Friday 15, before then striking up a conversation with her. He then threw the woman against a car and then raped her, police said.

The victim was taken to a nearby hospital where she was treated and released.

The person wanted for questioning is described as Hispanic with a light complexion. The NYPD has released video of the suspect.

Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).

Update: The time of the incident was at 10:40 p.m. Earlier it was reported as 8:40 p.m.