Police: Suspect Wearing Eye Patch Slashes Man In Bronx
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- A man was slashed in the face in the Bronx early Saturday morning.
Police said a 23-year-old man was walking with a female companion in the Hunts Point Section around 3:30 a.m. Saturday when approached by the suspect.
Police said the suspect, who was wearing an eye patch, said something to them that they couldn't understand.
The suspect then allegedly cut the man in the face with an unknown object before fleeing the scene.
The victim was treated and released from the hospital.
The suspect is described as a Hispanic male in his early 20s, 5-foot-8 and weighing around 150 pounds.
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 at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM, or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES), then enter TIP577.