ELMHURST, Queens (PIX11) – Two people were slashed by a man in Queens early Tuesday morning, according to the NYPD.
The slashing happened around 2:45 a.m. on 94th Street in Elmhurst. A 22-year-old woman was slashed in her right hand and a 43-year-old man was slashed in the forehead, according to authorities.
The suspect, a man who wasn't wearing a shirt or shoes, fled the scene on a moped, police said.
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