Surveillance video captured the moment a machete-wielding man sliced ​​a dog from the finger of a man walking his dog on a New York City street.

Bronx man Taycon Young sliced ​​four fingers in a chance encounter Friday. According to New York Post (NYP). The incident reportedly occurred around 11:30 a.m. as Young was walking his dog, a pit bull named Chanel.

“They were playing and his dog didn’t have a leash, my dog ​​was next to me, she wasn’t biting his dog or anything. My dog ​​was playing and “I was there,” Young told the Post.

The attacker reportedly threatened to decapitate Young’s dog and later chased Young, he told NYP.

Security cam footage shows two dogs running around on the sidewalk. The dogs’ respective owners are in the corner of the video. The man in the green vest can be seen pulling a machete from his inside pocket. Moments later, he lunges towards the victim, who is now out of camera view. (Related: Officers say they shot and killed machete-wielding suspect who allegedly attacked police employee.

Young’s dog appears to be rushing towards where he was as onlookers fled the scene.

Surveillance footage shows machete-wielding man severing dog owner’s finger https://t.co/qsk4krih9m pic.twitter.com/dbilph1dzr

– New York Post (@nypost) January 26, 2025

Young, 34, was hospitalized after the incident where doctors spent 13 hours trying to reabsorb three of the four fingers he lost, the outlet reported. His fourth finger was not found after the incident.

“He pulls out a machete to cut my dog’s head off. I put my hand out to grab the sword and he just cut my hand off,” Young told the outlet. “I couldn’t believe it. … I knew I was missing a finger, I knew it, but I didn’t want to look down.”

“There’s a maniac running around with a machete cutting people’s hands off. I hope the city finds this guy and gives him the help he needs,” said his mother Kimtrese Young. told the Post.

Young revealed to the Post that no one tried to help him.

“They were just watching, recording it on their phones and posting it on their website. People weren’t helping me. I had to tell them to call 911. .My son, the owner of the store, was recording me. It’s crazy,” he said.

Crime in NYC was increasing in 2024, especially in the transportation system, which is down 36% so far in 2025. According to Another NYP report. Misdemeanor Assault is up 56%, citing NYPD data.