Photo courtesy of the NYPD
The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the person seen in the attached screenshot and video who is sought for questioning regarding an assault that occurred in Wakefield.
Police said that on Saturday, March 4, at 8.05 p.m. inside a deli located at 4402 White Plains Road, an unidentified male approached a 35-year-old male victim and after a verbal dispute, the suspect struck the victim in the face with a glass bottle.
“The victim was removed to St. Barnabas Hospital with severe injuries to his lip and cheek, requiring over 40 stiches,” a police spokesperson said, adding that the suspect fled the location on foot, in an unknown direction.
THIS MAN IS being sought by police for questioning in connection to an assault on a second man involving a glass bottle in the Williamsbridge section of the Bronx on Saturday, March 4, 2023. Video courtesy of the NYPD
The attached video of the suspect was obtained from the vicinity of the incident location, according to police.
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.
All calls are strictly confidential.
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