An employee who fell victim to a terrifying and unprovoked attack inside a deli in Washington Heights, described the violent encounter that left him and his friend injured.
The random, unprovoked slashing was caught on surveillance video.
Footage shows a man in a hoodie instigate a dispute with a cane. The man he's provoking is 71 years old. A man in a blue shirt, a deli employee, then tries to intervene. The suspect then swipes at the 71-year-old with a box cutter.In an exclusive interview, Navarro told Eyewitness News what the video did not capture.
Navarro says the 71-year-old is his friend, and that the suspect took, not one, but three swipes at his friend's neck.Navarro says the assailant swiped at his face too, but he ducked. He blocked a second swipe with his right arm, but the third swipe got him, leaving a cut on his left forearm. Navarro says he and his friend were terrified. They had never seen the suspect before. He never said a word to them before or after the attack.Police say the suspect was wearing a green jacket over a gray hoodie, had white sneakers, and a cane.Police say the suspect fled on foot westbound down 161st Street.
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