NYPD: Taco Bell Employees Beaten, Stabbed Following Seating Kerfuffle In Queens
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- Police are searching for four suspects wanted in connection to an assault and stabbing at a Taco Bell in Queens last month.
According to police, five suspects assaulted two employees at a Taco Bell location on Atlantic Avenue in Woodhaven after being asked not to sit on counters inside the fast food restaurant.
One employee, a 22-year-old, was stabbed twice in the torso, police said. A 21-year-old employee had bruises to the face and body.
The 22-year-old was taken to Jamaica Hospital in serious, but stable condition, police said.
According to police, the suspects fled the scene in a black SUV taxi and were dropped off on Jamaica Avenue and 132nd Street.
The incident occurred on Oct. 16 at around 9:45 p.m.
Police arrested one suspect, Erickson Cepeda, 25, of Queens, in connection to the incident on Oct. 26.
The remaining suspects -- three men and one woman -- are believed to be between 22 and 28 years old, police said. Surveillance images of the suspects can be viewed above.
The NYPD is asking anyone with information about the incident to contact Crime Stoppers at (800) 577-TIPS or by logging on to their website at www.NYPDCrimeStoppers.com. Tips can remain anonymous.
