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NYPD: Food Truck Line Cutter Slashed Man
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Jen Chung
Published Feb 21, 2016
Modified Feb 21, 2016
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Police are looking for the suspect in a violent Bronx encounter last week that resulted in a man being slashed in the head.
According to the NYPD, at around 2 a.m. on February 14th, a 24-year-old man was waiting on line for a food truck near Jerome Avenue and East 174th Street in the Bronx when "an unidentified male cut the line and an argument began.The male displayed an unidentified object and slashed the male victim in the head and fled."
The victim was taken to Bronx Lebanon Hospital for treatment.
Police released video of the suspect, who is described as being 25-30 years old and 5'10"- 6'0" tall with a slim build.
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Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime stoppers website or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then entering TIP577.
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Jen Chung is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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