THE BRONX, N.Y. (PIX11) — A person of interest was in police custody on Saturday, days after a woman was choked with a belt and raped on a Bronx street, police sources told PIX11 News.
Police previously identified a suspect, Kashaan Parks, 39, in the May 1 attack near 152nd Street and Third Avenue. It was not immediately clear whether Parks was the person in police custody on Saturday.
The 45-year-old woman was walking down the street when a suspect came up from behind and looped the belt around her neck, a viral video shows. The man, who covered his face with a white towel, then used the belt to pull the passed-out woman several feet along the sidewalk and into the street between two parked cars, the video shows. Police said the suspect then raped her.
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Charline Charles is a digital journalist from Brooklyn who has covered local news along with culture and arts in the New York City area since 2019. She joined PIX11 News in 2022. See more of her work here.
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