"Your Kids are Dead Tonight": Brooklyn Woman Assaults Young Jewish Family on Friday Night

A 35-year-old Brooklyn resident has been charged with multiple hate crimes after allegedly hurling antisemitic threats at an Orthodox Jewish family and physically assaulting the father as they walked home from synagogue on Shabbat.

The incident occurred around 11:20 p.m. on January 9, 2026, near Nostrand and Willoughby avenues in Bedford-Stuyvesant. According to police reports, Ishrae Summers followed the 26-year-old man, his wife, and their four young children, ages 6 months, 2, 4, and 6, while shouting threats including, “I’m gonna kill you Jews,” “I’m gonna kill your kids and choke your kids,” and “Your kids are dead tonight.”

Prosecutors said Summers then punched the father in the head and chest. The victim reportedly stayed behind to protect his family while calling 911. No injuries were reported.

Summers, a Bed-Stuy resident, was arrested and faces 13 criminal counts, including four hate crimes such as assault as a hate crime, aggravated harassment as a hate crime, attempted assault, menacing, and endangering the welfare of a child.

She pleaded not guilty to all charges during her arraignment in Kings County Criminal Court on January 11, 2026, and was released on supervised release with non-monetary conditions, despite the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office requesting bail in some accounts.

The case has drawn attention amid rising reports of antisemitic incidents in New York City, with community advocates expressing concern over the suspect’s release back into the community. Summers is considered a potential danger, as verbal threats can escalate to further violence, according to local observers.

The investigation remains ongoing, with a court date pending. Authorities have not released additional details about Summers’ background or motives.