Crime & Safety

1 Dead In Stabbing At Manhattan Nightclub, Police Say

​There are no arrests and the investigation is ongoing, cops said. ​​

On Monday at 3:29 a.m., police responded to a 911 call of a 28-year-old man was slashed in the neck inside 421 West 202nd Street, which is a nightclub called the Taboga Room.
On Monday at 3:29 a.m., police responded to a 911 call of a 28-year-old man was slashed in the neck inside 421 West 202nd Street, which is a nightclub called the Taboga Room. (Jacob Baumgart/Patch)

INWOOD, NY — Two men were stabbed, one fatally, at an Inwood nightclub early Monday morning, New York City Police Department officials said.

On Monday at 3:29 a.m., police responded to a 911 call of a 28-year-old man was slashed in the neck inside 421 West 202nd Street, which is a nightclub called the Taboga Room.

When police arrived, they found a 28-year-old man with a slash wound in the neck, who was transported to NYC Health and Hospitals/Harlem in stable condition, police said.

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While police were on the scene, officers were informed that a 31-year-old also sustained stab wounds to the shoulder at 4:14 a.m., authorities said.

Medics transported the 31-year-old to NYC Health and Hospital/Harlem where he was pronounced dead, police said.

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There are no arrests and the investigation is ongoing, cops said.

The identity of the 31-year-old is being withheld until the family can be notified, police said.

This is a developing story and may be updated. For questions and tips, email Miranda.Levingston@Patch.com.

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