By Gina Martinez
Police were searching for five individuals in connection with a stabbing in Ozone Park.
According to police, on Oct. 16 at 9:45 p.m. five individuals assaulted two male employees inside a Taco Bell on 97-01 Atlantic Ave. The men stabbed the two employees after they asked the group not to sit on the counters in the restaurant, the NYPD said. A 21-year-old employee suffered bruising to his face and body, while a 22-year-old worker had two stab wounds to his torso and was taken to Jamaica Hospital in serious but stable condition, police said.
The suspects, all between 22 and 28 years old, fled eastbound on Atlantic Avenue in a black SUV and were dropped off near Jamaica Avenue and 132nd Street.
Police described the first suspect as a Hispanic woman. She was last seen wearing a black sweater, blue jeans and black sneakers.
The second suspect is a black male who was wearing a dark-colored baseball cap, black hooded sweater, black pants and white sneakers.
The third suspect is a Hispanic male last seen wearing a white baseball cap, black sweater, a red shirt, black pants and black sneakers.
The fourth suspect is a Hispanic male who was wearing a black and white baseball cap, a black sweater, black pants and white sneakers.
The fifth suspect, Erickson Cepeda, 25, was arrested Oct. 26 and charged with gang assault, police said.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477)
