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Food Fight Leads to Slashing Outside Inwood McDonald's, Police Say

May 11, 2016 5:51pm | Updated May 11, 2016 5:51pm

INWOOD — A food fight inside a local McDonald's led to a man being slashed outside the eatery, police said.

The victim, a 46-year-old man, started arguing with two women inside the fast-food spot at 608 W. 207th St. on April 30 at 3:30 a.m., the NYPD said.

The encounter escalated when he and one of the women started throwing food at each other before taking it outside, law enforcement sources said. 

Once outside, one of the women slashed the man in the stomach with a knife before fleeing eastbound on 207th Street, police said.

The victim was taken to Allen Pavilion Hospital in stable condition, the NYPD said.

The suspect is described as between 20 and 25 years old, standing approximately 5-foot-1 and weighing 135 pounds, with shoulder-length black hair, a black jacket and carrying a pocketbook, police said.

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