An off-duty NYPD cop was stabbed in the hand in front of a Queens deli early Wednesday and police are hunting for two suspects, officials said.
The 30-year-old officer was walking with a friend near Bell Blvd. and 39th Ave. in Bayside when they stopped in front of a deli about 12:45 a.m. and a man stabbed him in the right hand, officials said.
Blood on the sidewalk after an off-duty officer was slashed on Bell Blvd. near 39th Ave. in Bayside, Queens, on Wednesday. (Gardiner Anderson / New York Daily News)
Police said there was no argument before the attack.
Medics rushed the officer to a local hospital in stable condition.
Police secure a crime scene after an off-duty officer was slashed on Bell Blvd. near 39th Ave. in Bayside, Queens, on Wednesday. (Gardiner Anderson / New York Daily News)
No arrests have been made. Cops are searching for two men in connection with the stabbing.
One suspect was last seen wearing a black shirt and blue jeans. The other wore a red shirt and blue jeans, cops said.