Crime & Safety

Man Repeatedly Slashed After Argument In Crown Heights: NYPD

The slasher fled and no arrests had been made as of Friday morning, police said.

A man was hospitalized after being slashed in Crown Heights.
A man was hospitalized after being slashed in Crown Heights. (Kathleen Culliton/Patch)

CROWN HEIGHTS, NY — A man was slashed in the leg, hand, face and cheek after a fight in Crown Heights Thursday evening, according to the NYPD.

The man, 38 was stabbed near Bergen Street and Nostrand Avenue after an argument became violent about 6:45 p.m., according to police.

The man was rushed to Kings County Hospital in unknown condition, police said.

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The slasher fled toward Bedford Avenue and no arrests had been made as of Friday morning, police said.

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