A general view of the Times Square in New York City, United States on September 16, 2022. (Photo by Aytac Unal/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
A tourist exploring New York's Times Square on Saturday was approached by a trio allegedly trying to sell drugs, but instead they slashed him in the face with a bottle and robbed him of $140, police said.
The Maryland man, visiting the Big Apple days after his 30th birthday, encountered the group outside of a CVS store on Broadway around 4:30 a.m., according to officials.
Police said two man and a woman tried to sell the man drugs and then propositioned him for sex. He refused both offers.
Then one of the perps hit the tourist over the head with a bottle, leaving him with a deep laceration across his right cheek, according to the NYPD. He was taken to one of the local hospitals where he required 16 stitches to close the wound.
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No arrests have been made. The investigation is ongoing.
