Crime & Safety
Teen Charged In Deadly LES Park Stabbing: NYPD
The teen is accused of killing a 25-year-old homeless man and critically injuring a 24-year-old man, police said.
LOWER EAST SIDE, NY - A teen boy was charged in a fatal stabbing that killed one man and critically injured another near a homeless camp inside a Lower East Side park, authorities said.
The 15-year-old was charged on Saturday with murder, attempted murder and related charges, a police spokesperson said.
The stabbing took place about 8:32 p.m. Thursday near Hester and Chrystie streets inside the Sara D. Roosevelt Park, police said.
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25-year-old Pasquale Alonso, who was homeless, was fatally stabbed in the chest, police said. A 24-year-old man was also stabbed in the torso, police said.
Medics rushed the victims to NYC Health & Hospitals/Bellevue where the 24-year-old male was listed in stable condition. He 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, though only the one teen has been arrested thus far.
The investigation remains ongoing.
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