Two Arrested For Harlem Fatal Stabbing, Police Say

HARLEM, NY — Two people are facing murder charges in connection with a fatal stabbing in Harlem this month, an NYPD spokesman said.

Williams Hopeton, 28, and a 16-year-old boy were arrested Friday and charged with second-degree murder and gang assault for the April 7 stabbing, police said. Police did not disclose the name of the 16-year-old.

Police officers responded to reports of a man being assaulted on the corner of West 154 Street and Saint Nicholas Avenue just before 1 a.m. on April 7 and found a man suffering stab wounds to the torso and leg, an NYPD spokesman said. Medics rushed the man to Harlem Hospital where he was pronounced dead, police said.

The victim's identity was not released.