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Machete-Wielding Man Arrested After Slashing Three Men in Corona: NYPD

By Katie Honan | March 21, 2016 8:14am
 The victims and the suspect had gotten into an argument at a bar on Northern Boulevard, police said.
The victims and the suspect had gotten into an argument at a bar on Northern Boulevard, police said.
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CORONA — A machete-wielding man was arrested early Sunday after slashing three other men after a fight at a restaurant on Northern Boulevard, police said.

Guillermo Torres, 20, and three men got into an argument around 4:30 a.m. Sunday at Cibao Bar and Restaurant, at 104-22 Northern Blvd., according to police. 

It's not clear what they were fighting about.

Torres, who has one prior assault charge, left the bar and retrieved a machete, police said.

He waited outside the bar for the three men and slashed them repeatedly once they left, according to the NYPD.

A 19-year-old man was slashed in the left shoulder and also suffered a fractured wrist, according to police.

A 32-year-old man was slashed in the left shoulder and a 22-year-old victim was slashed in the forehead, ring finger and pinky. 

All three were in stable condition when taken to nearby hospitals Sunday.

Torres was arrested hours after the attack, police said, and charged with assault.