Crime & Safety
2 Men Slashed In Washington Heights Amid Argument: NYPD
A fight broke out between four men in Washington Heights that resulted in two people hospitalized, police said.
WASHINGTON HEIGHTS, NY — Two people were slashed in the head and the back after a fight broke out in Washington Heights, police said on Wednesday.
A 33-year-old man and a 26-year-old man got into an unknown argument with an unidentified man on March 12 about 4 a.m. near West 156th Street and Broadway, police said.
The argument became physical, and the unknown man eventually left for a short time, only to come back with another person, police said.
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The fight kicked off again, police said.
The 33-year-old man was slashed in the head and the hands with an unknown object, and the 26-year-old man was slashed in the back and hit in the head with an unknown object, police said.
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Both men were transported to NYC Health and Hospitals/Harlem in stable condition, police said.
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)
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