Crime & Safety
Suspect Arrested For Stabbing Man In The Back In East Village: NYPD
Raymond Kwok, of Manhattan, is facing assault and criminal possession of a weapon charges, police announced Tuesday.
NEW YORK CITY — A 27-year-old man has been arrested and charged after he stabbed another man near a Manhattan train station last week.
Raymond Kwok, of Manhattan, is facing assault and criminal possession of a weapon charges, police announced Tuesday.
The incident happened on Sept. 20 at about 8:43 p.m. near the 1st Avenue and East 14th Street train station, police previously said.
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A 29-year-old man was walking down the stairs and bumped into the suspect, who brandished a knife and stabbed the victim in the back after a verbal dispute, police said.
Kwok then fled on foot.
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The victim was transported to NYC health and hospital/ Bellevue in stable condition.
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