NEW YORK – The New York police released images Monday of a violent stabbing attack on employees of the Manhattan Apple Store allegedly over the mask policy as they continued to search for the suspect.
Rafael Pujols gives us the details.
Surveillance cameras inside the store on West 14th Street in Manhattan captured the moments when an identified man struck the store’s security guard in the face before fleeing and returning to attack a 25-year-old employee. Investigators say the attack was sparked out of customer frustration over the store’s mask requirement.
In one of the videos, the 37-year-old guard is seen struggling with the client after he struck the employee in the face. The suspect then pulled out a knife and slashed the guard in the forehead, stabbing him in the left arm and in the back, according to police.
When the agents responded to the scene, the attacker wearing a black mask, a black shirt and blue jeans had already fled.
Officers say the security guard received medical attention at a nearby hospital while the other employee refused medical attention.
The incident occurred at an Italian restaurant in Manhattan.
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