NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — A 31-year-old East Harlem McDonald’s employee was stabbed multiple times after a dispute with a customer and police are searching for the attacker.

The suspect, 28-year-old Ezekiel Dunn, entered the McDonald’s location on East 117th Street and Third Avenue around 12:40 a.m. on March 9 and engaged in a dispute with employees, police said.

The dispute escalated at which point the employee was stabbed with a box cutter in the back and arms and slashed in the face, authorities said.
A 911 call was made and responding EMS officials transported the victim to Harlem Hospital while the suspect fled the scene, police said.
Surveillance footage captured images of Dunn running from the area on Lexington Avenue.
Dunn is 5'9" tall, approximately 160 lbs. with a dark complexion, brown eyes and black hair. His last known residence was in Manhattan.
Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).