$3,500 offered for any details on 3 men who assaulted victim with broken bottle: NYPD
QUEENS, N.Y. (PIX11) – Police are offering a $3,500 reward for any information on three men wanted for allegedly assaulting a 20-year-old with a broken bottle in Queens on Sunday, authorities said.
The assault took place in an auto body shop on Jamaica Avenue. The victim got into a fight after one of the assailants bumped into him. The two of them got into a heated argument, police said.
The argument escalated into a physical fight and two unknown male assailants jumped in. The three men kicked, punched, and stabbed the victim with a broken bottle in his left abdomen. The assailants also caused lacerations to the victim's left arm and right wrist, police said.
The assailants then fled eastbound on Jamaica Avenue in a dark-colored Honda, police said.
Police are looking for three men, the first individual was last seen wearing a white hooded sweatshirt, black durag, and dark pants. The second assailant was last seen wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, dark pants, and white and black colored sneakers. The third was last seen wearing a black baseball cap, glasses, a green shirt, and ripped jeans.
The victim is expected to survive his injuries, authorities stated.
Submit tips to police by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), visiting crimestoppers.nypdonline.org, downloading the NYPD Crime Stoppers mobile app, or texting 274637 (CRIMES) then entering TIP577. Spanish-speaking callers are asked to dial 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).
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