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Police: New York City deli employee stabbed in fight over price of salad

An argument over the price of salad at a New York City deli led to the stabbing of an employee, police said.
An argument over the price of salad at a New York City deli led to the stabbing of an employee, police said.
By Bob D’Angelo, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
May 7, 2018

A deli worker in New York City was stabbed Sunday after getting into an argument over the price of salad, WABC reported.

Two women argued with a male employee at the Big Apple Food Market in the Lower East Side of Manhattan around 5 p.m., police said.

Officials said the women left the store and returned with a man who also argued with the employee, then threw a garbage can at the deli’s door, WABC reported.

The two men began fighting, and the suspect stabbed the employee in the arm with a sharp object before fleeing the scene, police said.

The victim was taken to Bellevue Hospital, WABC reported.

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