What started as a beer grab in Corona turned into a brutal predawn attack on June 21, when three suspects allegedly stabbed a store employee multiple times during an early-morning robbery, according to police. The trio took off on foot with cases of beer, leaving the 42-year-old worker badly injured as detectives rushed to get a wanted bulletin out and urged neighbors to comb through their door-cam and security footage.
According to a wanted bulletin posted by NYPD Crime Stoppers on X on July 1, the attack occurred at approximately 2:20 a.m. on Sunday, June 21 inside a commercial establishment at 41-03 108 Street in Queens. The post says three unidentified individuals stabbed a 42-year-old male store employee multiple times in the back with an unknown sharp object, removed cases of beer and then fled on foot.
How Police Say It Unfolded
Investigators have only described the weapon as an "unknown sharp object" and say the three suspects have not yet been identified. Because the group ran off on foot, detectives are leaning heavily on private surveillance and doorbell cameras in the area, hoping neighborhood video will help trace their path after they bolted from the store.
Where It Happened
The location listed in the bulletin, 41-03 108 Street, is in Corona within the NYPD's 110th Precinct. The precinct, which covers Corona and Elmhurst, includes several busy commercial strips where detectives say privately owned cameras frequently provide crucial clues. The 110th Precinct page highlights those corridors and lists contact information and community resources for residents.
Police Appeal And Tips
NYPD Crime Stoppers is offering a reward of up to $3,500 for information that leads to an arrest and indictment, and officials are asking anyone with video or tips to call the anonymous hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or, for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). Tips may also be submitted through the program's online tip portal at Crime Stoppers, and the department reiterated those submission options in the wanted bulletin.
Why Investigators Put Out The Bulletin
The NYPD has increasingly leaned on Crime Stoppers posts and residents' door-cam and security footage to lock in timelines and suspects in Queens robbery cases, a pattern of public appeals the department has used throughout the month. Hoodline's recent coverage of similar wanted notices shows detectives often urge neighbors to save original video files and to avoid confronting anyone they might recognize, instead passing clips directly to investigators.
Anyone with information about the June 21 incident is asked to preserve any original video files and contact Crime Stoppers. Police stress that residents should not approach or confront anyone seen in the posted images and should forward any footage straight to detectives.
