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The NYPD Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating a man’s tirade in Bayside, Queens

The NYPD’s Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating after a man went on a tirade against people in Queens.

According to police, the man approached a group of people outside a 7-Eleven on Bell Boulevard in Bayside shortly before 11:30 p.m. Wednesday.

The man made racist slurs toward the victims, saying, among other things, “Donald Trump will send you back to your country” and “Trump will deport you all now.”

In one of the comments he insults the “Spaniards” and calls on them to return to their country.

All four victims, three men and a child, are residents of Queens.

Police released images of a person they described as a suspect.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or in Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at X@NYPDTips.

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