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A suspect got into a fight with a scooter repair shop worker in Queens over a $30 bill, using his helmet as a weapon as he aimed at the head of a man before going on to attack other workers and smashing the store's windows.
By the time police were summoned to arrest him he was completely unhinged and and bit an officer on the hand in the process.
Surveillance camera footage shows the moment the 35-year-old black man, with red shoulder length hair, loses his cool after collecting his moped from the Fly E Bike shop in Astoria at around 1pm on Monday.
It’s not clear what was said to those working at the store, but there was clearly some disagreement which caused the man to explode in fury as he ranted at staff and used his helmet to bash the head of a 28-year-old another worker.
A suspect attacked workers at a scooter repair shop in Queens, New York using his helmet as a weapon
The 35-year-old suspect ran out into the road closely followed by another man. The abandoned helmet can be seen lying on the side of the road
The smashed windows are seen at following the manic attack by a suspect on Monday
It saw another shop associate run out into the road to chase after the aggressor.
Drama then unfolds out of the shot of the camera lens before the suspect is brought back onto the sidewalk where he continued to lash out at staff.
The suspect was stabbed in the stomach during the melee cops from the NYPD said, although it wasn’t immediately clear if it was any of the workers seen on camera.
Using his helmet as a projectile, he smashes the shop's glass windows by hurling the object directly at the panes twice over.
Police were called to intervene after the suspect attacked staff members and vandalized the store
The suspect got into a huge argument with staff before hurling his helmet at them
The suspect takes aim once more to throw his bike helmet at the windows
Police could be seen attempting to carry out an arrest in which one officer was bit on the hand
Police officers pick up the the helped after the suspect lobbed it at the store's windows
A woman who was seen alongside the suspect appeared distressed when police arrived
In a final outburst, the suspect then kicked over a parked scooter onto the sidewalk
All the while, the man’s partner, urges him to walk away from the situation, but he pays her no attention.
In a final act of rage, the man shoves one of the parked mopeds onto the sidewalk.
Shortly afterwards, police later arrived on the scene and tried to cuff the man.
A struggle ensued which saw the both officers fall to the ground and they tried to force the suspect into handcuffs.
When the three were finally able to stand up again, the suspect bit one of the officers who was trying to arrest him on the hand, and ran off down the street.
The stabbed suspect was later caught and taken to the Elmhurst Hospital Center where he is in stable condition with charges pending against him.
The officer who was bit on his hand also had to go to hospital to be treated.
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