A teenager was stabbed in the neck during a fight in New York.
The incident happened in the vicinity of Richman Place and Matthewson Road in the Bronx at around 8.09pm on Sunday, May 28, police said.
After the 16-year-old was stabbed, the suspect ran from the scene in the Morris Heights section.
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Officials say the victim was taken to New York-Presbyterian Hospital in critical condition.
The NYPD have issued a photo of a suspect they're looking for in relation to this incident.
They are shown wearing ripped denim jeans and a navy sweatshirt.
Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).
The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/ or on Twitter @NYPDTips.
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