A teen was slashed within the face within the coronary heart of Instances Sq. over the weekend by a stranger who requested him if he was a gang member, cops and sources stated.
The attacker approached the 18-year-old sufferer round 1:30 a.m. Saturday in entrance of the three Instances Sq. skyscraper on Seventh Avenue close to West forty third Road, authorities stated.
The brute requested the teenager if he belonged to a gang, the sources stated.
It wasn’t clear whether or not the sufferer had an opportunity to reply earlier than the aggressor sliced him throughout the face with a “slicing instrument,” police stated.
Responding NYPD cops rushed the teenager to Mount Sinai West hospital, the place he was listed in secure situation.
Footage launched by the NYPD late Tuesday exhibits the suspect, with lengthy dreadlocks, sporting a black hoodie pulled up over his head and carrying a pink backpack, strolling on the sidewalk.
Anybody with data on the stabbing is requested to name the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).
The general public may submit their ideas by logging onto the CrimeStoppers web site at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/, on X @NYPDTips.
