Person in custody after woman suffocated and raped on Bronx Street: sources

THE BRONX, NY (PIX11) – A person of interest was in police custody Saturday, days after a woman was choked with a belt and raped on a Bronx street, police sources told PIX11 News.

Police previously identified a suspect, Kashaan Parks, 39, in the May 1 attack near 152nd Street and Third Avenue. It was not immediately clear whether Parks was the person in police custody Saturday.

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The 45-year-old woman was walking down the street when a suspect came up from behind and put the belt around her neck. a viral video shows. As the video shows, the man, who was covering his face with a white towel, then used the belt to drag the unconscious woman several meters across the sidewalk and onto the street between two parked cars. Police said the suspect then raped her.

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