Man stabbed multiple times with meat cleaver after Queens car crash dispute: sources
Man stabbed with meat cleaver after collision in Queens, sources say
A dispute over a motor vehicle collision escalated into violence involving a meat cleaver in Queens, sources told FOX 5 NY. Dan Bowens has more.
QUEENS, N.Y. - A 47-year-old man was stabbed multiple times with a meat cleaver after a dispute over a motor vehicle collision early Thursday morning, sources told FOX 5.
What we know:
The victim and attacker became involved in a verbal dispute over a car crash, according to sources.
The attacker then displayed a meat cleaver and stabbed the man multiple times before fleeing in a vehicle.
The incident was reported around 5:36 a.m.
Victim hospitalized
The victim suffered multiple stab wounds to his chest and was taken to NewYork-Presbyterian Queens.
Police said he was in stable condition.
Man stabbed multiple times with meat cleaver after Queens car crash dispute: sources
What they're saying:
The meat cleaver was recovered.
Man stabbed multiple times with meat cleaver after Queens car crash dispute: sources
Police had not released a description of the attacker, and no arrests had been made as of Thursday morning.
The investigation remains ongoing.
The Source: This article was written using preliminary information from the NYPD and sources who spoke with FOX 5 New York.