Crime & Safety
Man, 21, Stabbed To Death In Astoria, Police Say
A 21-year-old man was found on an Astoria street corner Sunday with stab wounds that would prove fatal, according to the police.
ASTORIA, QUEENS — A 21-year-old man was stabbed to death Sunday after a violent brawl in Astoria, according to police and a news report.
Police said they found the wounded man, later identified as Brooklyn resident Richard Hernandez, about 8:40 p.m. at 36th Avenue and 31st Street.
EMS rushed the man to Mount Sinai Queens hospital, where he died.
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Three other men were injured in the fight but aren't cooperating with investigators, the New York Daily News reported.
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Police are looking for as many as three suspects, according to the Daily News. No one has been arrested in connection with his slaying.
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