NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- The NYPD's Hate Crimes Task Force is looking to identity a suspect accused of slashing a man during a suspected anti-LGBTQIA+ incident earlier this month in Brooklyn, authorities said Friday.
It happened just before 3 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 1 in the vicinity of Cranberry Street and Willow Street in Brooklyn Heights, officials said.
The suspect approached a 21-year-old man and made anti-LGBTQIA+ remarks to the victim then displayed a box cutter and slashed the victim in his hand, police said.
The suspect fled northbound towards Old Fulton Street.
EMS transported the victim to NYU Langone Health-Cobble Hill to be treated for his injury.
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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