Suspect sought in connection with 5 unprovoked stabbings in Queens, New York: Police
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New York City police said Wednesday they are searching for a suspect wanted in connection with five unprovoked stabbings in Queens.
New York City police said Wednesday they are searching for a suspect wanted in connection with five unprovoked stabbings that occurred in Queens in recent days.
NYPD Police Commissioner Edward Caban called the assaults "senseless, unprovoked attacks" and warned during a press briefing Wednesday evening that the suspect should be considered armed and dangerous.
The victims in the random attacks were unconnected, and the suspect was captured on surveillance footage moments after one of the attacks wielding a hunting knife, police said. None of the injuries were life-threatening, police said.
The suspect was described as a man wearing a green jacket, a black hoodie and either white Converse or black and white Adidas sneakers. In some of the incidents he was seen wearing a lanyard and a surgical mask, police said.
The first assault occurred on Jan. 8 around 6:20 p.m., according to NYPD Chief of Detectives Joe Kenny. A 61-year-old man walking by himself in the Springfield Gardens neighborhood was stabbed in the lower back, Kenny said.
