Photo courtesy of the NYPD
The New York City Police Department is asking for the public’s help identifying the group seen in the attached photos who they say are wanted in connection to an assault that occurred in Fordham Manor.
Photo courtesy of the NYPD
Police said that on Saturday, March 15, at around 7.36 a.m., a 21-year-old male victim was outside 215 East Fordham Road when an unidentified individual pushed him. “A physical altercation ensued and four unidentified individuals punched and kicked the victim multiple times in the head and body,” a police spokesperson said. “One of the individuals displayed a knife and stabbed the victim in the buttocks and leg.”
Photo courtesy of the NYPD
Police said the group then fled the location on foot, traveling in an unknown direction. They said EMS responded and transported the victim to Montefiore Medical Center in Norwood in stable condition. They said the suspects are each described as male.
Photo courtesy of the NYPD
Anyone with information regarding 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 Crime Stoppers website at https://crimestoppers.
All calls are strictly confidential.
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