Man Mugged After Leaving Hell's Kitchen Bar: Police

HELL'S KITCHEN, NY — The NYPD is trying to identify two men wanted in connection with a Hell's Kitchen mugging, police said.

A 38-year-old man was mugged during the early morning hours of Sunday, April 22, after leaving a Hell's Kitchen bar with two men he had met inside, police said. The three men left The Distinguished Wakamba Cocktail Lounge, located on Eighth Avenue and West 37th street, around 2 a.m. taking drinks with them to go, police said.

After walking to West 44th Street and 12th Avenue the 38-year-old man was attacked, police said. The muggers punched the man and slashed him with an unknown sharp object, police said. A cellphone and about $800 was stolen from the man, police said.

EMS took the victim to Roosevelt Hospital where he was treated for non life-threatening injuries, police said.

The suspects are described as two men in their mid 20s, police said. One man stands 5-foot-10 and weighs about 150 pounds and the other stands 5-foot-11 and weighs about 175 pounds, police said. Police released photos of the suspects (seen above) which were captured prior to the robbery.

Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).

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