QUEENS — A 19-year-old man was stabbed in the back during a dispute that erupted outside a Hollis bodega earlier this month, police said.
The verbal argument, which took place on Wednesday, April 12, shortly after 9 p.m. in front of a bodega at 190-34 Jamaica Ave., turned into a physical altercation during which the attacker stabbed the victim in the back with a sharp object, before fleeing on foot in unknown direction, officials said.
The victim was rushed to Jamaica Hospital where he was listed in stable condition.
It was not immediately clear what the men argued about and whether they knew each other.
Sources said the victim is not cooperating with investigators and no arrest has been made as of Monday morning, police said.
Authorities described the suspect as being approximately 18 to 20 years old. He was last seen wearing a dark sweatshirt and glasses.
Last September, another man was shot in the foot and back inside the same bodega.
Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).