Trio wanted for stabbing, beating teen at gunpoint in Mott Haven
The 19-year-old was attacked around 6 p.m. on Feb. 1 in front of a stretch of businesses near 318 East 149th St.
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Police are looking for three men who stabbed and beat a teen while holding him at gunpoint in Mott Haven.
The 19-year-old was attacked around 6 p.m. on Feb. 1 in front of a stretch of businesses near 318 East 149th St.
Authorities say the men were arguing with the teen when one man displayed the gun and struck him multiple times in the head. Another man stabbed him in the ribs before all three punched and kicked him all over his body.
EMS took the teen to NYC Health and Hospitals / Lincoln, where he is expected to recover, according to police.
The assailants ran from the scene and are approximately 19 to 25 years old.
Authorities say one man was last seen wearing a black jacket, blue shirt, dark pants and white shoes. Another wore a white jersey, a black hoodie, blue jeans, a red baseball cap and white and red shoes. The third man was dressed in a blue hoodie, a blue baseball cap and white shoes.
Anyone with information is urged to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).
