NEW ROCHELLE — A Bronx man has been arrested after allegedly slashing another man with a scalpel during an altercation at a New Rochelle gas station.
Police responded to reports of an assault near the intersection of Main Street and Woodland Avenue at approximately 3:25 a.m. on March 24.
Officers found a 27-year-old male victim who told police he was walking home from Drake Main Café when he encountered two males entering the gas station.
According to authorities, a verbal altercation escalated into a physical attack, during which one suspect slashed the victim across the face with a scalpel.
The victim suffered a severe laceration requiring stitches and was transported to a local hospital where he is now recovering.
Detectives, with assistance from the Westchester County Police Real Time Crime Center, tracked and located the suspect vehicle later that morning.
Tyreek Brown, 29, of the Bronx, was apprehended without incident and charged with second-degree assault, a class D felony.
Police have identified the second male involved in the altercation and are investigating his potential role in the incident.
