Man Dies In Crown Heights Stabbing

CROWN HEIGHTS, NY — A man died after being stabbed multiple times in Crown Heights Friday evening, the NYPD said. The stabbing happened just a block away from the Franklin Avenue subway stop.

Police responded to 1566 Bedford Avenue around 5:20 p.m. Friday where they found a 26-year-old man with multiple stab wounds. The man was taken to Kings County Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Police say the man was stabbed in front of 843 Franklin Avenue, a block away from where he was found.

The suspect in the stabbing is a man who police say fled the scene. No arrests have been made.

Police have no publicly identified the victim.

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