NEW YORK, NY – The New York City Police Department is seeking assistance in identifying an individual connected to an assault in Brooklyn, where a 22-year-old man was attacked with a machete.
On Tuesday, July 4, at approximately 10:55 PM, an unidentified individual approached the victim near Valentine Avenue and East 180 Street, striking him in the head and right hand with a machete. EMS promptly responded to the incident and transported the victim to St. Barnabas Hospital. He is currently in serious but stable condition.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is encouraged to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). Tips can also be submitted through the CrimeStoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/ or on Twitter @NYPDTips.