NYPD offers $3,500 reward for Queens slashing suspect
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The unidentified suspect is accused of ‘slashing’ the victim to the face with a knife
The New York Police Department is offering a $3,500 reward for the identity of a Queens slashing suspect.
NYPD 115th precinct police responded to the March 18 assault in the vicinity of Broadway and 73rd Street around 10 p.m. ET and discovered one 26-year-old male victim with a wound to the face.
The unidentified male suspect is accused of “slashing” the victim to the face with a knife he took from an unattended food cart during a “dispute” with the victim, according to the NYPD.
He then allegedly fled on foot, headed westbound on Broadway, before police arrived.
Authorities transported the victim to a nearby hospital, where he remained in stable condition.
The 115th precinct has so far recorded 94 felony assaults in 2022 compared to 66 at the same time last year, representing a more than 42% increase. Total New York City crime surged 38.5% in the first month of 2022.
Anyone with information about the assault can confidentially call 1-800-577-TIPS.
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