Search Continues For Man Accused Of Stabbing Street Vendor During Robbery In Theater District
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- The search for a man accused of stabbing a street vendor during a weekend robbery in the Theater District continued Monday.
Investigators said a vendor near Broadway and West 50th Street was stabbed in the thigh at around 7 p.m. Sunday.
The suspect, described as a man in his 20s, got away with three handbags.
CBS2 spoke with a nearby worker who described a chaotic scene involving a fight.
"I see some people run. I see he come back from here, with blood coming from his body, a lot of blood coming, yeah," witness Khaled Eid said.
The vendor was in stable condition at Bellevue Hospital and is expected to survive.
Anyone with any information is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). You can also submit a tip via their website or via DM on Twitter, @NYPDTips. All calls are kept confidential.