Woman Slashed Across Face Inside Washington Heights Boutique
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- Police are trying to identify a man accused of slashing a woman inside a Washington Heights boutique Friday.
It happened around 3:40 p.m. inside a boutique on Audubon Avenue near West 184th Street.
Police say a man entered the shop and started asking a 22-year-old woman questions. When she started to answer him, he suddenly pulled out an unknown cutting object and slashed her across the nose.
The man then ran away.
According to police, the victim suffered a deep laceration to the face and was taken to a local hospital in serious condition.
Police have released surveillance video of the attack.
Anyone who has information regarding this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-8477 or for Spanish, 1-888-577-4782. Tips can also be sent to the NYPDTips Twitter account or submitted online at NYPDCrimeStoppers.com.