Crime & Safety
Police Searching for Stabbing Suspect in Riverside Park
The NYPD is looking for a suspect in the stabbing of a person near 79th Street and Broadway.
UPPER WEST SIDE, NY — The NYPD is searching for the suspect in a stabbing in Riverside Park on Tuesday afternoon.
#Breaking @RiversideParkNY #NYPD scouring park for suspect armed w a knife after stabbing 79th & Broadway @PIX11News pic.twitter.com/Ve1LI4RpnU
— Kala Rama (@KalaRamaTV) August 18, 2016
Police were called about an assault in progress at 1:30 p.m. near West 79th Street and Broadway. Acording to police, a man was slashed on his arm after trying to stop an argument between two strangers.
According to the FDNY, they treated the individual for minor injuries. He was not taken to the hospital, the FDNY said.
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The suspect is still at large, police said.
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