Allerton: Police Appeal to Public to Help Identify Group following Stabbing

By SÍLE MOLONEY

THE NYPD IS asking for the public’s help identifying the people seen in this photo who is sought in connection to an assault that occurred at 679 Allerton Avenue in the Allerton section of The Bronx on Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023.
Photo courtesy of the NYPD

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the people seen in the attached video and photos who are sought in connection to an assault that occurred in Allerton.

It was reported to police that on Saturday, Jan. 28, at approximately 6 a.m., in front of 679 Allerton Avenue, a 40-year-old male victim got into a verbal dispute with a group of unidentified individuals, one of whom produced a knife and stabbed the victim in the right leg.

THE NYPD IS asking for the public’s help identifying the people seen in this video who is sought in connection to an assault that occurred at 679 Allerton Avenue in the Allerton section of The Bronx on Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023.
Video courtesy of the NYPD

“The individuals then fled the location on foot, heading eastbound on Allerton Avenue,” an NYPD spokesperson said. “The victim sustained a puncture wound to his leg and was transported by EMS to Jacobi Hospital in stable condition.”

Anyone with information regarding 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 on Twitter @NYPDTips.

All calls are strictly confidential.

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