Stranger Slashes Brooklyn Man’s Face In Broad-Daylight Attack, NYPD Says

BROOKLYN, NY — A man walking along a Brooklyn street was slashed in the face by a stranger, who remains at-large, police said.

The random attack early Sunday left the 52-year-old man with several cuts to his face, for which he went to Wyckoff Heights Medical Center, authorities said.

The as-yet-unidentified slasher remained on the loose Wednesday morning as NYPD officials sought the public's help to identify him through a surveillance photo.

The attack unfolded at around 7:40 a.m. in front of 343 Knickerbocker Avenue, just blocks away from Maria Hernandez Park in Bushwick, police said.

As the victim was walking, the slasher walked up from behind and slashed him in the face multiple times before running off in an unknown direction, officials said.

The attacker is described as a bald man between 45 and 55 years old with a medium build. He was last seen wearing a green-and-black jacket, yellow T-shirt, black pants and blue shoes.

Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or, for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). They can also submit tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/, on Twitter @NYPDTips.