NYC Apple Store Security Guard Stabbed In Face Mask Dispute

NEW YORK CITY — A face mask dispute turned violent Friday when a security guard at a Manhattan Apple store was stabbed by a customer after he was asked to put on a mask, according to reports.

Police responded to the Apple Store on West 14th Street around 6:20 pm, NYPD Lt. Thomas Antonetti told CNN.

The victim was a 37-year-old male. His identity was not publicly disclosed, CNN reported.

The security guard was stabbed once in the left arm and once in the forehead with a knife, police told NBC News. The man then fled into a nearby subway station.

The security guard was treated for non-life-threatening injuries, according to multiple reports.

Witnesses told the New York Daily News that the unidentified man had confronted the guard when he was asked to put on a mask.