NEW YORK (1010 WINS/WCBS 880) — Police on Monday released a photo of a suspect wanted for stabbing a man in a random attack near Tompkins Square Park earlier this month, authorities said.
Just before 11 a.m. on Tuesday, April 9, the suspect approached a 66-year-old male victim in front of 150 East 7th St. in the East Village and stabbed him in the back with a knife in an unprovoked attack.
The victim sustained a cut to his back.
The suspect then fled on foot to parts unknown.
The victim was transported by EMS to NYC Health + Hospital/Bellevue and is in stable condition.
The suspect was last seen wearing blue jeans, a dark-colored jacket, gray hat, and gray and white 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).