A fight between two men on Saturday ended in the death of one of them at a busy Times Square restaurant, according to New York City Police.
The suspects were on the third floor of Dave & Buster’s on 42nd Street, near the arcade prizes, when an argument between the two turned physical and one of the two allegedly stabbed the other around 10:45 pm, three senior police officials said.
Allen Stamford, 39, was stabbed in the left side of the chest, officials said. The victim was taken to the hospital, but he did not survive his injuries.
A security guard who was working at the time followed the suspect out of Dave & Buster’s to the train station in West 42nd Street y 7th Avenueauthorities added. The guard notified transit officers at the station, who then caught the man on the S train and took him into custody.
Senior officials said the fight started after Stamford dropped a box of prizes near the suspect that he was trying to put back on a shelf. Cameras captured the words exchanged before Stamford punched the other man in the face, they said.
Police have not specified what type of object the suspect used to stab the 39-year-old man.
Jesse Armstrong, 41, faces murder charges, police said. Information from the man’s attorney was not immediately available.
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