Actor Steve Buscemi was randomly assaulted while walking on the streets of New York on Wednesday, a spokesperson confirmed.
“Steve Buscemi was assaulted in midtown Manhattan and is another victim of random acts of violence in the city. He’s okay and we wish you all the best, but… “It’s incredibly sad for anyone to have something like this happen at a time when he was in the hospital,” a spokesperson for Buscemi told FOX News Digital.
The 66-year-old “Fargo” and “Boardwalk Empire” star was taken to a nearby hospital with bruises, swelling and bleeding over his left eye after the midday assault in midtown Manhattan.
His assailants reportedly took off but have not yet been captured. New York Post.
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Steve Buscemi attends the New York premiere of ‘The Dead Don’t Die’ held at the Museum of Modern Art on June 10, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images)
The New York City Police Department released a statement Wednesday about the assault, but did not name Buscemi as the victim.
The NYPD released surveillance photos of the alleged attacker, who was wearing a baseball cap, a blue T-shirt, black sweatpants and white sneakers. The photo also showed a bearded man carrying a backpack.
His assailants have not yet been identified.
“I saw him with a woman, and from the corner of the window I saw him trip and fall backwards,” a worker in the area who witnessed part of the assault told the New York Post. . “He immediately got up and ran in the opposite direction. I didn’t see who hit him.
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The New York City Police Department is searching for the suspect who attacked actor Steve Buscemi as he walked through Manhattan on Wednesday morning. (New York Post)
Brooklyn-born Buscemi is a beloved figure in New York and is a former New York firefighter who helped his old team at Ground Zero during the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center.
Back on March 31, Buscemi’s “Boardwalk Empire” co-star Michael Stuhlbarg was struck in the back of the neck with a rock while walking through Manhattan’s Central Park. Stuhlbarg was able to track down the attacker, who was taken into custody outside the park.
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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – SEPTEMBER 23: Actor Steve Buscemi speaks on stage during the 64th Primetime Emmy Awards Ceremony held at the Nokia Theater L.A. Live in Los Angeles, California on September 23, 2012. day photography). (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
His assailant was a homeless man, later identified as 27-year-old Xavier Israel.
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Fox News Digital has reached out to the NYPD for comment.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
