14-year-old boy stabbed in the shoulder during armed robbery in Flushing

FLUSHING, Queens (WABC) -- Police are searching for the suspects accused of stabbing a teenager in the shoulder during an armed robbery in Queens.

The incident happened on Friday morning on Roosevelt Avenue in Flushing.

According to the NYPD, a group of three men approached and surrounded a 14-year-old boy when they got into an argument.

Two of the suspects then displayed a knife and demanded the boy's phone. Police say when the boy refused to give it up, one of the suspects stabbed him in the right shoulder.

The group fled the scene on foot with the victim's cell phone. They were last seen traveling westbound on Roosevelt Avenue towards College Point.

First responders transported the victim to the hospital, where he is listed in stable condition.

Police have released images of the suspects they are looking for.

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477). All calls and tips are confidential.

Source - https://abc7ny.com/post/14-year-old-boy-stabbed-shoulder-during-armed-robbery-flushing-queens/18421784/