Police are searching for a man who was caught on video beating a woman outside of an apartment in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, in what investigators believe was a targeted attack.
The incident occurred on Thursday, April 24, around 4:30 a.m. outside an apartment complex along the 2000 block of Maple Avenue in Hatfield Township, police said.
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SIGN UP Video from Christopher Stevens’ Ring camera shows a masked man dressed in all black and wearing gloves running and leaping towards a woman, kicking her in the back. The woman screams as the man continues to kick and punch her.
“I was woken up by terrible screaming coming from outside,” Stevens said. “It looks like it happened in a matter of 20 seconds. It was that fast.”
The masked man fled the scene -- possibly in a car -- before police arrived.
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“He had a black face mask on and he proceeded to walk by the front door and it looked like he went to the corner next to the steps to hide,” Stevens said.
The attacked woman was out of the hospital and back home Friday, Hatfield Township Police Chief William Tierney told NBC10, while not being able to reveal the extent of her injuries.
“We do feel like this is a targeted assault,” Tierney said. "Somebody came out of the darkness... this person was probably looking for the victim and sprung on them when they walked out the door."
Police continued to investigate and looked through Stevens' video.
"It's a little uneasy now knowing that there is somebody out there at the moment," Stevens said.
"The case is ongoing," Tierney said. The police chief noted that they were looking for the possible assailant in another town.
Tierney said he is "optimistic" an arrest will be made.
If you have any information on the incident, call Hatfield Police at 215-855-0903.
