A dispute between a customer and employee at a deli in Washington Heights Wednesday turned into a store brawl that left one man in hospital with stab wounds, police said.
The stabbing stemmed from an argument that took place at around 8:20 p.m. between an employee at the Gourmet Deli, located at 1408 Saint Nicholas Ave., and a customer.
The customer, a 28-year-old man, threw a card reader at the employee, an 18-year-old male, striking the victim in the head. Employees then attempted to throw the 28-year-old out of the store, before another customer intervened. The customers then began to fight, with the intervening man pulling out a knife and stabbing the 28-year-old multiple times in the torso. The 28-year-old was taken to NYC Health and Hospitals/ Harlem in stable condition, while the man with the knife fled the store.
Police have arrested the 28-year-old—identified as Edwin Rodriquez—for assault and are currently looking to locate the man who allegedly did the stabbing. The alleged stabber is described as having a dark complexion, thin build, and with long black hair in dreadlocks. Police have released photos of the man they are looking to apprehend.Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA .
The police are looking for this man wanted for a stabbing that took place inside a deli in Washington Heights Wednesday evening
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