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Police Searching For Suspect In Bronx Slashing

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- Police are searching for a suspect who they say slashed a 19-year-old woman in the Bronx during an argument.

Police told CBS2 the incident happened on March 7 at 712 East Gun Hill Road in the Bronx.

Police said the victim was having an argument with a 21-year-old woman and an unidentified man when they slashed her across the face and neck with a knife.

The male suspect fled the scene, while the woman was arrested.

The victim was taken to Jacobi Hospital where she was treated for non-life-threatening injuries.

The suspect is described as a black man with a medium complexion.

Anyone with information in regards to this crime 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 by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577.

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