Crime & Safety
1 Dead, Another Injured In LES Park Stabbing: NYPD
Medics rushed the men to NYC Health & Hospitals/Bellevue where one man died of his injuries, police said.
LOWER EAST SIDE, NY - Two men were stabbed, one fatally, inside a Lower East Side park in Manhattan Thursday night, authorities said.
The stabbing took place about 8:32 p.m. near Hester and Chrystie streets inside the Sara D. Roosevelt Park, police said.
One man, whose age has not yet been released, was stabbed in the chest. A 24-year-old man was stabbed in the torso, police said.
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Medics rushed the men to NYC Health & Hospitals/Bellevue where the 24-year-old male was listed in stable condition. The other man was pronounced dead later that night.
The 24-year-old is expected to survive, police said.
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The stabbing appeared to happen at or near a homeless camp, ABC7 reported. Four suspects are sought in connection with the deadly incident.
No arrests have been made as of Friday morning. The investigation remains ongoing.
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