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 mentioned.
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 mentioned.
The brute requested the teenager if he belonged to a gang, the sources mentioned.
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 “chopping instrument,” police mentioned.
Responding NYPD cops rushed the teenager to Mount Sinai West hospital, the place he was listed in steady situation.
Footage launched by the NYPD late Tuesday exhibits the suspect, with lengthy dreadlocks, carrying 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 also can submit their ideas by logging onto the CrimeStoppers web site at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/, on X @NYPDTips.
