Laurence “Larry” Hopkins, a bouncer at a Brooklyn nightclub, was fatally stabbed in the neck and chest while trying to break up a fight and was indifferently left to bleed to death by dozens of patrons present. according to the NYPD.
Hopkins, father of three, was eating on his work break at the busy “Garden Bar & Grill” in East Williamsburg when an employee tried to pass between two customers, starting an argument, in the early hours of February 10, according to the NYPD.
When Hopkins tried to calm things down, one of the customers pulled out a knife and stabbed the bouncer so deeply in the neck that the blade went through his tongue, he said. Daily News. The attacker is still at large.
Some customers finished their drinks before walking past the victim, who was sitting on a bench bleeding to death. Sad situation”
Joseph Kenny – NYPD Chief of Detectives
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Bouncer at Brooklyn nightspot trying to defuse senseless fight between patrons was fatally stabbed in the neck
Customers nonchalantly finished their drinks as he bled out
Laurence Hopkins was working at the crowded Garden Bar & Grill in East Williamsburghttps://t.co/5XKdTgIBRQ
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) February 19, 2024
“I was doing security and I guess “someone got drunk and stabbed him,” said the victim’s brother, James Hopkins. “It’s a club and he did a regular shift there at his job.”
Officers found a mortally wounded Hopkins sitting on a bench outside the bar-restaurant on Graham Ave. near Johnson Ave. at approximately 1:10 a.m. on Feb. 10.
“The interesting thing here is that you have between 20 and 30 customers in this bar. We interviewed numerous [personas]”said NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny. “Some of them finished their drinks before walking past the victim, who was sitting on a bench bleeding to death. Sad situation: at least call 911.”
The attacker plunged his knife two inches into Hopkins’ neck and also stabbed him under his right armpit, plunging the knife more than 4 inches deep, Kenny said. He also suffered a stab wound to the chest.
His co-workers bravely administered first aid, but his injuries were too serious, Kenny added. Last night police released photos of the man they believe killed Hopkins. The restaurant has not commented.
Anyone with information about the suspect should call at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) and in Spanish 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). Also through the page crimestoppers.nypdonline.org or by text message to 274637 (CRIMES), followed by TIP577. All communications are strictly confidential.
In New York City The number of stabbings and cuts continues to rise. There were 4,493 cases in 2023 until early December, an increase of 6% compared to the same period in 2022. In parallel arrests for knife crimes have increased almost 30%.
The figures do not surprise experts because knives are easier and cheaper to get than a gun. However, they represent a more brutal attack because they involve more physical approach to the victim.
A previous NYPD report warned last August that fatal stabbings had risen 29% that year in the city compared to before the pandemic (2019). Attacks with knives have become more frequent in various scenarios: streets, buildings, homes, buses, Metro, parties, schools and even commercial establishments and ATM areas.
In early February, a Hispanic man was arrested on suspicion of stabbing a co-worker in an early morning incident at a restaurant in New York’s Westchester County.
Also this month, a Mexican gang member was stabbed to death by a rival in a bar near his home in the Bronx. Then a 26-year-old man died in a morning shooting outside a “Kennedy Fried Chicken” franchise restaurant also in that county, the NYPD reported.
In a similar case, in mid-January a worker at a construction site in Manhattan stabbed a co-worker three times during a fight over loud music, the NYPD said. Days later an angry customer shot another over a spilled drink at a restaurant in Upper Manhattan.
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