A 36-year-old man who battered a pedestrian across the head with a baseball bat on an NYC street has been arrested by police.
Karim Azizi was arrested at 8am on Wednesday morning for attacking a 47-year-old pedestrian in Harlem on November 29.
The victim was unknown to suspected attacker Azizi, and the aggression was totally arbitrary, the NYPD told TMZ.
Azizi was charged with attempted assault, assault and criminal possession of a weapon on Wednesday.
He was arrested just a few hundred meters from where the crime took place, police said.
Surveillance footage captured the moment the man attacked a pedestrian walking in Harlem with a baseball bat. Police have arrested a suspect - Karim Azizi, 36
Police released video of the incident which shows the suspect walking behind the pedestrian on Amsterdam Avenue near West 148th Street at around 10am.
He sped up slightly to catch a glimpse of the man and fumbled with the baseball bat, which was stored in the right leg of his pants.
He then pulls the bat fully from his pants before swinging it with full force at the 47-year-old's head from behind.
The victim immediately collapses forward, after which the suspect leaves but shortly after comes back to taunt the man before making off for good.
The victim was hospitalized with a gash to his head and bruises but was in a stable condition after the attack.
The suspect (pictured) is believed to be Karim Azizi, 36
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