15-year-old slashed in face, police searching for suspects

NEW YORK, NY – The New York City Police Department is searching for two suspects wanted for slashing a 15-year-old male victim in the face in the Bronx.

On January 22, the two men approached the boy while he was walking in front of 1750 East 172nd Street. In an unprovoked attack, they slashed the victim in the face with an unidentified cutting instrument, according to police.

They fled the scene in a white sedan. The victim was taken to Jacobi Hospital where he was treated for facial lacerations.