19-year-old woman slashed in back at entrance of Prospect Park in Brooklyn

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Saturday, September 16, 2023
Woman slashed at entrance of Prospect Park in Brooklyn
A 19-year-old woman was slashed in the back at the entrance of Prospect Park in Brooklyn on Friday around 7:30 p.m.

PROSPECT PARK, Brooklyn (WABC) -- A search is underway for a suspect after a woman was slashed at the entrance of Prospect Park in Brooklyn Friday night.

The 19-year-old victim was slashed in the back by a woman around 7:30 p.m. at Prospect Park West and 4th Street.

She was taken to New York-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital where she's expected to survive.

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Police say both the suspect and victim knew each other.

The motive for the incident, if any, is under investigation.

No arrests have been made.

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