Police are searching for a man suspected of stabbing four random people, three of them in a span of a few hours this morning on streets in Queens and a New York City Subway car in Brooklyn., followed by a female victim yesterday.
The first stabbing today occurred shortly before 7:30 a.m. at 134th Avenue and 161st Street. A 74-year-old man was stabbed in the lower abdomen and a 41-year-old man was stabbed in the back. Both were taken to Jamaica Hospital, he reported. ABC News.
The NYPD believes that This same attacker stabbed a 28-year-old man who was traveling on a subway train hours later in the abdomen. of the J line in Brooklyn. The suspect got off the Subway at the Flushing Avenue station and the victim continued to Myrtle Avenue.
Authorities believe the same suspect He is also responsible for stabbing a 34-year-old woman who was walking home early yesterday morning. near 158th Street and 134th Avenue, in Queens. The victim was taken to the hospital and was said to be in stable condition.
The suspect remains at large. NYPD released photos of him this morning in search of his capture. Anyone with information 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.
It is possible that this subject also stabbed a 61-year-old man in the back at the intersection of 157th Street and 137th Avenue on Monday, January 8.
The number of stabbings and cuts in New York City 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 greater physical proximity 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.
2024-01-17 18:56:28
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