Crime & Safety
WATCH: Moments Before Man Stabs Clerk at East Williamsburg Bodega
Police are searching for a man who they say stabbed a bodega clerk after an in-store argument Saturday.
EAST WILLIAMSBURG, BROOKLYN — Brooklyn detectives are searching for a man they say stabbed a store clerk at an East Williamsburg bodega and fled the scene.
Police said there was a dispute around 2 a.m. Saturday between an employee and a customer at Williamsburg Deli, located at 168 Graham Ave. in East Williamsburg.
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The dispute turned violent, police said, when the customer pulled out a knife and stabbed the employee.
The 33-year-old victim was taken to Wyckoff Hospital, where he was treated and released, police said.
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Anyone with information regarding the incident is asked to call the NYPD at 1-800-577-8477. Tips can also be submitted online or by texting 274637, then entering TIP577.
[Video courtesy of the NYPD]
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