A young employee and another man who tried to help him were stabbed by a customer in the middle of an argument inside an IHOP restaurant near Union Square (NYC).
The gruesome incident happened early Saturday morning, around 4:30 am, at the franchise located in 235 E. 14th St. entre 3ra y 2da Ave, according to the NYPD. It is aboutthe only IHOP restaurant in Manhattan and it works 24 hours.
It all started when the 20-year-old employee and the unidentified customer got into an argument. It’s unclear what the dispute was about, but the visitor decided to end the fight by stabbing the worker in the shoulder, according to the NYPD.
A 34-year-old man who tried to break up the fight suffered a cut to his hand. The suspect fled in a car black sedan. Both injured men refused to receive medical treatment at the scene.
No arrests have been made or suspects identified. Anyone with information should call at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) and in Spanish 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). Also through the page crimestoppers.nypdonline.org or by text message to 274637 (CRIMES), followed by TIP577. All communications are strictly confidential.
A year ago, nearby, a 25-year-old girl was fatally shot in the head after leaving work at dawn.
As on the streets and subways, violence has also become common in commercial establishments in NYC. Earlier this month an employee was stabbed during a robbery at a pharmacy in Brooklyn.
Theft at New York City retail stores rose an alarming 81% during the first quarter of 2023, in many cases with violent attacks on employees and business owners. This was reported in May by the group Collective Action to Protect Our Stores (Collective Action to Protect Our Stores, CAPS-NY) representing 5,000 establishments, including supermarkets and warehouses, again demanding that state congressmen pass laws against shoplifting. They ask, among other things, for the imprisonment of thieves who attack workers.
Many owners have chosen to reduce hours and lock up merchandise. given the rise in robberies in stores, pharmacies and warehouses.
2023-09-19 14:25:00
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