NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — A 77-year-old food Bronx market employee was slashed in the face Friday afternoon, authorities said.
The attack happened at a meat market at 90 West 165th Street in Highbridge just before 4 p.m., police said.
A man engaged the employee in a verbal dispute before taking out a sharp object and slashing him on the right side of his face, according to officials.
Emergency responders transported the victim to NYC Health and Hospitals/Lincoln in stable condition while the suspect fled the scene.
Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) .
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