NEW YORK CITY – Detectives with the NYPD’s 112th Precinct are investigating after a 17-year-old was stabbed in the Forest Hills section of Queens during an altercation with an unknown male suspect.
On Friday, at approximately 7:56 PM, a 17-year-old male victim was involved in a dispute with an unknown individual in front of 64-19 108 Street.
The suspect proceeded to stab the victim in the right armpit with a knife. The victim was taken to Northwell Health Cohen Children’s Hospital in stable condition by EMS. The suspect fled southbound on 108 Street on a bicycle.
The suspect is described as a male with a dark complexion and a slim build, last seen wearing a black jacket, blue hooded sweatshirt, black sweatpants, and black slippers.
Media is attached and available at DCPI. Anyone with information regarding this incident is urged 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 online at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/ or on Twitter @NYPDTips. All calls are strictly confidential.
