BAYSIDE, Queens (PIX11) — An off-duty NYPD officer was slashed early Wednesday morning in front of a storefront on Bell Boulevard, according to the police.

Witnesses say an argument between two men escalated into a physical altercation.

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People from both groups jumped in before the 30-year-old officer was cut. The severity of his injuries hasn’t been disclosed, but he was transported to a nearby hospital and is expected to survive, according to police.

Investigators are looking for two men who took off.

One was last seen wearing a red shirt and blue jeans, and the other had on a black shirt and blue jeans.

Submit tips to police by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), visiting crimestoppers.nypdonline.org, downloading the NYPD Crime Stoppers mobile app, or texting 274637 (CRIMES) then entering TIP577. Spanish-speaking callers are asked to dial 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).

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