Park Slope Smoke Shop Stabbing Update: Man Sought By Police, NYPD Says

PARK SLOPE, BROOKLYN — Police investigating a fatal stabbing in a Fourth Avenue smoke shop are looking for a man in connection with the crime, the NYPD announced Tuesday night.

Edwin Pedroza, 42, is being sought in connection to the stabbing, officials said in a release Tuesday night.

NYPD representatives could not confirm if the man had any arrest history or where a released photograph of Pedroza was sourced.

The stabbing occurred on Fourth Avenue and President Street on Sept. 20 after Joan Nunez, 37, confronted a man who declined to thank him for holding the door, according to police and reports.

Nunez fought with with the man, who can be seen whipping out a long knife, inside the store, according to surveillance video.

The victim then followed his soon-to-be stabber outside, pushed over his bike and then slapped him the face right, video uncovered by the Daily News shows.

A bloodied Nunez staggers as the suspect sped south down Fourth Avenue, the video shows.

Nunez was taken to Brooklyn Methodist where he later died, police said.

Anyone with information about where to find Pedroza is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).