Crime & Safety

Ocean Hill Man Stabbed To Death Just Blocks From Where He Lived: NYPD

The suspect is on the loose.

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BROOKLYN, NY — A Brooklynite was stabbed to death in Bed-Stuy this week two blocks from where he lived, the New York City Police Department said.

Ralph Hand, 35, was stabbed near 28 Marconi Place in Ocean Hill at 1:15 a.m. on Wednesday, officers said.

When officers arrived at the scene, they found Hand with a stab wound to the right arm and a slash on the right side of the head, police said.

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Hand was rushed to NYC Health and Hospitals/Kings County, where he was pronounced dead, officials said.

There are no arrests as of Thursday morning, and the investigation remains ongoing, police said.

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