Police are trying to identify a man accused of slashing a woman inside a Washington Heights boutique Friday.
It happened around 3:40 p.m. inside a boutique on Audubon Avenue near West 184th Street.
Police say a man entered the shop and started asking a 22-year-old woman questions. When she started to answer him, he suddenly pulled out an unknown cutting object and slashed her across the nose.
According to police, the victim suffered a deep laceration to the face and was taken to a local hospital in serious condition.
Police have released surveillance video of the attack.