NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — Police are searching for a man who robbed and stabbed a victim as he sat in his car in Brooklyn earlier this month, and the department released surveillance photos of the attacker on Saturday to aid the investigation.
The attack happened at 11 a.m. as the 45-year-old victim sat in a car across from 380 Jefferson St. near Wyckoff Avenue in Bushwick, officials said.
The suspect approached the back of the vehicle and pulled out the victim’s bookbag, which led to a verbal argument between the men.
Police said that after the fight, the suspect pulled out a knife and stabbed the victim in the torso, and then fled northbound on Jefferson Avenue.
The victim was taken to NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue by private means, in stable condition, officials said.
Based on surveillance photos released by police, the victim was last seen wearing a black hooded sweatshirt and sweatpants, a black cap, red sneakers and was carrying a backpack.
Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS.