2 People Stabbed Outside NYC Subway Station, Police Say

QUEENS, NY — Two people were stabbed near a Queens subway station Monday night, police said.

The incident happened near the Jackson Heights-Roosevelt Avenue subway station around 6:45 p.m.

Officers found a 16-year-old boy and a 24-year-old man with stab wounds to the back, police said. They were both taken to Elmhurst Hospital in stable condition.

The stabbing may have stemmed from a fight between two groups. A knife was recovered at the scene.

Police have not made any arrests yet. They are searching for four possible suspects as of Tuesday morning.

An investigation remains ongoing.

Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or, for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/, or on X @NYPDTips.