A number of young women have taken to Instagram and TikTok to share their stories. They say that men have approached them and attacked them in broad daylight for seemingly no reason.

The unmistakable goose egg sized lump next to her hairline is evidence of the attack. She claims that while walking down the street, minding her own business, a man walked up to her and punched her in the head. After she fell to the ground, she said the man continued screaming insults at her until she was able to get away from the situation.

With more than 20 million views and 10,000 comments, Halley has garnered massive support from her audience. Unfortunately, many women have shared similar stories of random attacks in the comments section of her video.

She explains that after being attacked and screamed at by the perpetrator, she ran away to safety. After receiving medical care, she reported the incident to the police. She was told by investigators that her story matched similar incidents in the area.

Dozens of other women have made their own videos following a shocking attack. Another TikToker, Mikayla Toninato, made a similar video. She shared her story of being attacked on the street while displaying a freshly blackened eye.

Most women sharing their stories online say that they were looking down at their phones, sending emails, texts, or looking at directions, when they were punched in the face. Mikayla decided to walk home before calling the police to report the incident.

Comments shared by The BLAST have shown concerns about the similarities of the attacks, the neighborhood that they’re taking place in, and the similarity of the victims. Some have gone so far to ask if it’s the same man attacking each of the women.

They all say to any young women in the area to get off your phone and stay aware of the situation. Some women have said they were punched but only after ducking out of the way.

Random attacks are exceedingly rare. Usually, the perpetrator wants something from the victim, such as with a robbery turned violent or a sexual assault. But these random acts of malice seem to exist just to punish women minding their own business.

Bethenny actually commented on Halley’s video, stating that the same thing happened to her while walking to a bakery in NYC a few months ago.

Although the attacks seem to be motivated and coordinated, the police have yet to make any speculations on the reasoning behind them.

The NYPD have named the man in question as 40-year-old Skiboky Stora. They also noted that Stora ran for office multiple times and posted videos of himself harassing women around the city on multiple occasions.