Police arrest New York man accused of slapping Rudy Giuliani on back

Employee Daniel Gill, 38, apparently asked Giuliani, 78, What's up, scumbag?' during incident in ShopRite store on Staten Island

A 38-year-old Staten Island store employee was arrested for allegedly hitting Rudy Giuliani on the back, an attack that the former New York City mayor says felt as if he had been shot".

A surveillance video showed Giuliani standing inside a ShopRite store with a group of people he later identified as his supporters. As he was standing, 38-year-old Daniel Gill walked up from behind Giuliani, slapped his back and continued to walk, the video showed.