Public Urinator Slashes Man's Throat After Told To Stop Peeing: NYPD

NEW YORK CITY — A public urinator slashed the throat of a man who told him to stop peeing on a car near StuyTown, police said.

The slashing left a 66-year-old man in critical condition and prompted a search for the as-yet-unidentified peeing perpetrator, authorities said.

The violent encounter unfolded Sunday about 5 p.m. when the man ran across the soon-to-be slasher peeing on a car along East 14th Street near First Avenue, NYPD officials said.

The man told the public reliever to stop peeing, which prompted a violent response, police said.

The miscreant took out a box cutter and slashed the man in the neck, causing a severe cut, before running off, officials said.

The man is in Mount Sinai Beth Israel in critical condition, police said.

Police released photographs showing the slasher suspect holding what appears to be a drink in his hand.

People with information are asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or, for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). They can also submit tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/, or on Twitter @NYPDTips.