WATCH: Cops still seeking suspect in December Bay Ridge slashing

Cops are still seeking the suspect they say slashed a 33-year-old man in the face following a fight on Fifth Avenue in early December.

According to police, just before 3 a.m. on Friday, December 8, the suspect allegedly sliced the victim over his right eye using an unknown sharp object following a dispute near the vicinity of 81st Street and Fifth Avenue. The perp is said to have fled on foot southbound on the avenue. The victim, who suffered a laceration above his eye, was treated at NYU Langone Hospital–Brooklyn, formerly Lutheran Medical Center.

The suspect is described by authorities in a release sent out on Wednesday, January 24, as a clean shaven, light-skinned male, approximately 20 to 23 years old. He is approximately 5’10” and was last seen wearing a baseball cap, dark colored clothing, black sneakers and a dark colored backpack.

Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at www.nypdcrimestoppers.com or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then entering TIP577.

All calls are strictly confidential.

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