NYC Apple Store Security Guard Stabbed In Face Mask Dispute

West Village NY

09 October, 2021

12:27 PM

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NEW YORK CITY — A face mask dispute turned violent Friday when a security guard at a Manhattan Apple store was stabbed by a customer after he was asked to put on a mask, according to reports. Police responded to the Apple Store on West 14th Street around 6:20 pm, NYPD Lt. Thomas Antonetti told CNN. The victim was a 37-year-old male. His identity was not publicly disclosed, CNN reported. The security guard was stabbed once in the left arm and once in the forehead with a knife, police told NBC News. The man then fled into a nearby subway station. The security guard was treated for non-life-threatening injuries, according to multiple reports. Witnesses told the New York Daily News that the unidentified man had confronted the guard when he was asked to put on a mask.