Crime & Safety

Man Stabs 2 In Sunset Park

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SUNSET PARK, BROOKLYN — Authorities are looking for a man who they say stabbed two people in Sunset Park over the weekend.

Around 4 a.m. Saturday morning, a 22-year old woman and a 26-year old man were standing outside on Fourth Avenue near 32nd Street, police said.

That's when a man stabbed the woman in the neck and the man in his back, finger and left arm, according to police. Then he ran away, cops said.

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The victims were taken to Lutheran Medical Center; their condition was not immediately known.

Their attacker, pictured above, was described by police as a Hispanic male, about 20 to 25 years old, who stands 5 feet 4 inches and weighs 140 pounds and has brown eyes, black hair and the word "Mexico" tattooed on his neck. He was last seen wearing a blue baseball hat, blue jeans and a blue shirt, police said.

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Here's how you can report information about the attack to police:

Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS or for Spanish 1-888-57-PISTA (74782)
The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers Website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or texting their tips to 274637(CRIMES) then enter TIP577.

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