We're here in Soho. It's one of the nicest and most popular parts of the city
The last place you'd expect a crazed attacker to go after women in two separate incidents and assault them with a bottle
And we're learning exclusively now that this wasn't his first time targeting women in violent attacks
Crime scene tape cordoned off the chic and usually safe area at Grand and Worcester Streets in Soho
Police tell us about three Monday afternoon, 46-year-old Muslim Brunson, who is homeless
smacked a 29-year-old woman in the back with a bottle. She was not injured and ran away
I just watch my back. I'm very cautious all the time. A short time later, police say Brunson attacked another woman who is 25 years old
slashing her so badly with a broken bottle, she was rushed to Bellevue Hospital
She's in critical condition. He was taken into custody by police. Later detectives worked the neighborhood for additional video and evidence
Unfortunately, I just feel like women especially have to be really on their toes about where they are and their surroundings and just, you know, being very cautious
My police sources tell me that Muslim Brunson is a recidivist who mainly goes after female victims
In October of 2023, my police sources tell me he shoved a 30-year-old woman into a moving train
She survived, barely. A year earlier, he was arrested for shoving a woman into a heavy metal subway platform pillar
My friend recently also got attacked in the East Village by someone
Like, it's just random. Like, he was obviously mentally disturbed, homeless, like, had prior incidences and everything
So it's scary. The NYPD tells us that Brunson was arrested on second-degree attempted murder
second-degree assault, and weapons possession charges. After all this, women here are asking us, what was he doing on the streets in the first place
In Soho, I'm Lisa Evers, Fox 5 News