Eric Ali
Just after 4:00 PM on August 24, 2023, the Yonkers Police Department received a report of several people who had been slashed in the area of 1 Palisade Avenue. City of Yonkers surveillance camera video was reviewed in real-time by Detectives as well as Crime Analysts in the AWARE Crime Control Center, obtaining a description of the suspect. Units responding to the scene located and apprehended this suspect before he could leave the area. This suspect is identified as Eric ALI, a 35-year-old Yonkers resident. A broken pair of scissors used in this assault was located on his person and was recovered as evidence.
Simultaneously, other Yonkers Police Units located two victims in the area with lacerations:
- · A 41-year-old male with a laceration to the left side of his head
- · A 61-year-old male with a laceration to the left side of his face and lip
Medical aid was rendered, and both of the above victims were transported to area hospitals and are in stable condition.
A third victim, a 35-year-old male with a laceration to the right side of his head, was also located at an area hospital; he left the scene prior to Police arrival and responded to the hospital on his own. He is also in stable condition.
Detectives from the Major Case Squad, Crime Scene Unit, and Digital Forensics Unit responded to the scene to investigate this incident. This investigation yielded that ALI approached the first victim inside the business at 1 Palisade Avenue, slashing this male. ALI then exited the establishment and proceeded to slash a second male, then approached a bystander, slashing this third male as well.
City of Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano stated, “I commend our Yonkers Police Officers for moving swiftly to rapidly capture this subject. I know these isolated incidents have certainly increased public concern this week, but I want to remind residents that our Yonkers Police Department has handled these incidents with skilled training, care, and concern. I applaud our Officers for their swift action and continued service to keep our City safe.”
“We are thankful that due to the number of Officers we have concentrated in our downtown business district, we were on the scene quickly and able to put a stop to this violent attack and apprehend the perpetrator,” said Yonkers Police Department Commissioner Christopher Sapienza. “This individual will now have to answer for his heinous act in the court system.”
ALI was charged with three counts of Assault 2nd and remains in custody. He will be arraigned in Yonkers Criminal Court this morning.
