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Suspect slashes victim in face and stomach in early-morning Brooklyn attack: NYPD

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Photo courtesy of the NYPD

Cops are looking for a suspect who slashed a man in Brooklyn last month.

According to police, at 1:40 a.m. on Nov. 23 a 19-year-old man was at the corner of 60th Street and New Utrecht Avenue when he was approached by an unknown man. The man pulled out an unknown sharp object and slashed the victim in his face and abdomen.

The suspect then fled the scene on foot. The victim was taken to Maimonides Hospital in stable condition.

The NYPD released a photo of the suspect taken in the vicinity of the incident location. The suspect is described as a Hispanic man standing 4 feet, 11 inches tall and weighing 145 pounds. He was last seen wearing a red hat, black jacket with a white hooded sweatshirt underneath, gray jeans and blue sneakers. 

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 or on Twitter @NYPDTips. All calls are strictly confidential.