A 31-year-old man suffered a 'significant head laceration' but not life-threatening injuries when he was stabbed in the head with a screwdriver near Times Square. The incident, which took place around 7:30 p.m. on W 43rd Street and 7th Avenue, began when a stranger approached the victim asking to bum a cigarette outside a parking garage. Following the victim's refusal, a dispute escalated into a fight, resulting in the stabbing.
Screwdriver-wielding stranger attacks man in Times Square after trying to bum a cigarette: sources https://t.co/x6BfzSPVTa https://t.co/9Y7yuA4Z9h
Man stabbed in head with screwdriver by stranger during Times Square clash over cigarette snub The victim was outside a parking garage when a stranger walked up and asked to bum a smoke. When the victim refused, an argument broke out, witnesses said. https://t.co/H3Ajq8sbya
The 31-year-old victim was outside a parking garage on W. 43rd St. near Seventh Ave. when a stranger walked up and asked to bum a smoke about 7:30 p.m. When the victim refused to hand one over an argument broke out. The two began fighting and the stranger whipped out a… https://t.co/jKcjGjDCgw
Around 7 p.m. near W 43rd Street and 7th Avenue: Man stabbed in the head with a screwdriver during an argument over a cigarette. Not life-threatening. Via @PIX11News https://t.co/bLV0XWXOMA
31-year-old man stabbed in face near Times Square in apparent dispute over cigarette https://t.co/IOLR4eElOh https://t.co/yPO8WMO1sw
W 43rd St and 7th Ave 7:28 p.m. A man was stabbed ("significant head laceration") and police were mobilizing to find the perpetrator. https://t.co/jU2rWVUK1G https://t.co/MQRgJtuePH