Crime & Safety

Man Who Stabbed Two Teens In Jamaica Hills Sought By Police

Authorities are looking for the man who stabbed a 15-year-old and a 16-year-old boy on Friday.

A man stabbed two teenagers in Jamaica Hills over the weekend, police said.
A man stabbed two teenagers in Jamaica Hills over the weekend, police said. (Courtesy of NYPD)

QUEENS — A man stabbed two teenagers in Jamaica Hills over the weekend, police said.

Authorities are looking for the man who stabbed a 15-year-old and a 16-year-old boy on Friday at the intersection of Highland Avenue and 165th Street about 3:18 p.m., the NYPD said.

The teens started fighting with the man, who later stabbed the 16-year-old in the torso and the 15-year-old in the arm and torso before fleeing, cops said.

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Police said the teens were taken to a local hospital in stable condition.

The NYPD released images of the attacker, who is between 5 feet, 10 inches tall, and 6 feet tall and weighs about 150 to 160 pounds. He was last seen wearing a black hoodie, black hat, and black pants, according to authorities.

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

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