A McDonald's employee was stabbed within the neck on Wednesday, just one block away from the place a Burger King worker was fatally shot in January.
A spokesperson for the New York Police Division (NYPD) advised Newsweek that the incident occurred inside the McDonald's location at 2142 third Avenue in East Harlem at round 12:40 a.m. ET on Wednesday. The incident comes practically two months after a Burger King worker was fatally shot only one block away from the McDonald's.
When NYPD officers arrived to the McDonald's location, they discovered a 31-year-old male worker "with a number of stab wounds," throughout his physique.
"EMS responded to the placement and transported the sufferer to NYC Well being & Hospitals/Harlem, in important situation," the NYPD spokesperson advised Newsweek.
In response to the NYPD, a preliminary investigation revealed that an unidentified grownup male entered the McDonald's and have become engaged in an altercation with an worker. One other worker, the 31-year-old male, tried to diffuse the altercation between the person and the opposite worker, police stated. Within the course of, the 31-year-old was stabbed within the again and arms with a field cutter. The sufferer was additionally slashed within the face by the field cutter, police stated. The NYPD spokesperson advised Newsweek that the suspect fled the scene with a ski masks westbound on East 117 Road.
"The suspect, described as a male with a darkish complexion, roughly 6 ft tall, skinny construct, sporting a darkish inexperienced jacket," police stated. "There are not any arrests and the investigation stays ongoing."
The world has not too long ago seen an uptick in crime. In January, the NYPD reported that 19-year-old Kristal Bayron-Nieves was fatally shot at a Burger King positioned at 154 East 116 Road. In response to the NYPD, 30-year-old Winston Glynn was arrested in reference to the incident. Glynn beforehand labored on the Burger King location the place the crime occurred and allegedly was making an attempt to rob the fast-food restaurant when he fatally shot Bayron-Nieves.
Following Glynn's arrest, New York Metropolis Mayor Eric Adams stated, "We've got been saying this again and again, there's too many weapons on our streets." Adams additionally referred to as the incident "private," and famous that Bayron-Nieves was shot after she complied with Glynn's calls for to provide him cash from the register.
In response to information from the NYPD, crime within the metropolis's twenty fifth precinct—the place each the stabbing and deadly taking pictures occurred—has been on the rise in latest weeks. The information reveals that on the week ending on March 6, there have been 28 complete crime complaints, together with 10 felony assaults. As compared, throughout the identical week in 2021, there have been solely 9 felony complaints.
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