Man Slashed After Fight In Front Of Sunset Park Nightclub: Cops

SUNSET PARK, BROOKLYN — Police are looking for a man who slashed a 29-year-old after getting into a fight outside a nightclub on Third Avenue last week.

The two men got into a dispute around 4:20 a.m. on Wednesday, April 17 outside 5002 Third Ave., police said. Online records show that the address is home to ArcoRio Nightclub.

The man police are now looking for took out a knife and slashed the 29-year-old in the back to times, police said.

He is described as standing about 5'9" and is in his early 20s.

The 29-year-old was taken to a nearby hospital and treated for his injuries, police said. He has since been released.

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Anyone with information in regard to the identity of this male is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM, on Twitter @NYPDTips.

All calls are strictly confidential.