2 men slashed by shirtless suspect with scissors in Manhattan

Thursday, July 27, 2023
GREENWICH VILLAGE, Manhattan (WABC) -- An investigation is underway after police say a man slashed at least two people with scissors in Greenwich Village on Thursday morning.

A shirtless suspect approached a man and slashed him once in the neck with a scissor at Christopher and Hudson streets around 9:30 a.m.
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That man ran away, apparently after suffering a minor injury.

Then police say the suspect slashed a 24-year-old man in the right forearm with scissors.



That man refused medical attention at the scene.



Police, armed with a description, spotted a shirtless 45-year-old man in the subway at West 43rd and 8th streets. He was positively identified by the second victim.
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The suspect, later identified as Hassan Victoria, is charged with assault and criminal possession of a weapon.

Police do not believe the suspect knew either man before the attack, but the investigation is ongoing.

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