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So sad.

A Brooklyn man was walking through Union Square in Manhattan yesterday when a man named Lashawn Marten punched him straight in the face for no apparent reason.

The victim is now said to be in critical condition, and could possibly be brain dead after the intense hit.

According to the New York Daily News and witnesses, it was a hate crime after Marten yelled that he was “going to punch the first white man I see” before hitting Jeffrey Babbitt, who is white.  The alleged assailant is black.

Manhattan Assistant District Attorney John Temple  told the NY Daily News:

“The prognosis is not good and it does appear that the victim will likely die.”

Marten also struck two men who tried to help Babbitt, as well as attacked two cops who tried to arrest him.

What in the world?!

We pray for Jeffrey and his family in this tragic time.

SOURCE: Daily News | CBS | Instagram (DefJamesUSA)