Oakland Gardens Man Stabbed While Dealing Marijuana: Police

OAKLAND GARDENS, QUEENS — A man was stabbed in the stomach Friday night while dealing marijuana in an Oakland Gardens apartment, according to the police.

His purported customer, a man known as Monte, showed up at the 223rd Place home just after 8 p.m., a police spokesperson said.

The deal quickly went south when the man pulled out a knife and stabbed him, then grabbed a backpack filled with marijuana and ran out, police said.

He was rushed to Long Island Jewish Medical Center in stable condition, according to police.

Police haven't yet arrested anyone for the robbery.