A Hamilton Heights man, fearing he was under a “voodoo” spell, badly injured a cop this morning, beating him with a plastic elephant tusk, officials said.
The injured officer was trying to break up a domestic brawl between 26-year-old Dominick Anderson and his grandmother inside a building on St. Nicholas Avenue and West 145th Street at 8:10 a.m., police said.
A bystander flagged down officers and led them inside, Anderson’s family said.
“My son has psychiatric problems, he thinks my mother is doing the voodoo on him,” said his mom Mary Anderson.
The distraught mother couldn’t believe what she had just seen: “Oh my God, oh my God.”
The officers went inside and tried to pry Dominick Anderson off 62-year-old Beverly Holmes, police and family said.
He was the tusk and struck the officer in the head, cops said.
“He needs help,” Mary Anderson said. “I went to the hospital — my mother is in critical condition.”
The grandmother was taken to Harlem Hospital, police said. She suffered a stab wound to the head, according to the FDNY.
The wounded officer was rushed to St. Luke’s Hospital and released a few hours later, cops said.
“It’s a family tragedy,” the heartbroken mom said. “He’s a good boy.”
Five other officers suffered minor injuries and were taken to area hospitals for treatment.
The suspect is in stable condition at Harlem Hospital, where he’ll undergo a psychiatric evaluation, officials said.
Anderson is in police custody but has not been formally charged yet, authorities said.
Additional reporting by David K. Li