A Suspect Slashes a Man in Queens Making Anti-Gay Statements

Queens, NY (77WABC)-An argument in front of 37-55 77 Street in Queens Tuesday escalated. Police say a suspect pulled out a knife slashing a 34-year-old man in his face. The suspect also made anti-gay statements towards the victim before fleeing the area on foot.

The attack happened at approximately 3:10 in the morning on July 6th, with the victim taken by EMS to NYC Health & Hospitals/Elmhurst in stable condition. Police have not said what started the argument.

The suspect police are looking for is described as a dark-skinned adult male, medium build, black short hair and last seen wearing a white collar shirt, black pants, black shoes and seen carrying a black Addidas bag.

Surveillance photos of the individual police are looking for are attached.

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 Crime Stoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM, or on Twitter @NYPDTips.