Fordham Heights: Three Youths Sought for Questioning after Gang Assault / Slashing of Girl, 13

By SÍLE MOLONEY

THE NYPD IS asking for the public’s help locating this youth who police say is sought for questioning in connection to an assault on a 13-year-old girl in Fordham Heights on Monday, Oct. 2, 2023.
Photo courtesy of the NYPD

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help locating the three youths in the attached photos who police say are sought for questioning in connection to an assault on a 13-year-old girl in Fordham Heights.

Police said that on Monday, Oct. 2, at around 5.46 p.m., in front of 365 Ford Street, the 13-year-old girl got into a verbal dispute with the three others and it became physical. During the physical altercation, police said the three other youths pepper sprayed the victim and began to punch and kick her throughout the body.

“One of the individuals then took an unknown object and slashed the victim in the back of the head,” a police spokesperson said. “The victim refused medical attention at the scene. The individuals fled on foot northbound on Webster Avenue.”

Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/ or on Twitter @NYPDTips.

All calls are strictly confidential.

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