What you should know
- Police are searching for a man in a creepy mask who allegedly threatened to kill a 51-year-old man in front of a Broadway cafe on the Upper West Side, then wounded him in the left arm with an ax Monday morning. night, authorities announced Tuesday.
- The suspect wore a Halloween mask over his face mask (the ones usually seen in these COVID times) during the attack, which occurred shortly after 10 p.m. It was unclear what triggered it.
- Anyone with information on him should call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (English), or for Spanish at 1-888-57-PISTA.
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NEW YORK – Police are searching for a man in a creepy mask who allegedly threatened to kill a 51-year-old man in front of a Broadway cafe on the Upper West Side, then wounded him in the left arm with an ax. Monday night, authorities announced Tuesday.
The suspect wore a Halloween mask over his face mask (the ones usually seen in these COVID times) during the attack, which occurred shortly after 10 p.m. It was unclear what triggered it.
Police say the suspect ran into the 59th Street / Columbus Circle subway station after the attack. The victim was taken to a hospital in stable condition.
Authorities did not immediately provide details about the ax-related injury.
Police released surveillance footage of the suspect (above). Anyone with information on him should call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (English), or for Spanish at 1-888-57-PISTA.
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