A man was killed and two others were wounded in a stabbing in Manhattan’s East Village on Sunday afternoon, according to police, who said they took a 30-year-old man into custody at the scene.
The incident unfolded around 5:45 p.m. near Avenue A and 14th Street, right across from the sprawling Stuyvesant Town apartment complex.
NYPD officials said police received 911 calls about multiple stabbings and arrived at the scene to find a 38-year-old man stabbed in the neck, a 51-year-old woman stabbed in the leg and a 32-year-old man stabbed in the back.
First responders took all three victims to Bellevue Hospital, where the 38-year-old was pronounced dead. Police said the woman was listed in critical condition and the 32-year-old was listed in stable condition.
The NYPD said officers recovered a “cutting instrument” but is still investigating what spurred the stabbings. Police did not immediately release the name of the man who was killed and did not yet have details about how the suspect was related to the three victims.
The 9th Precinct, which includes the East Village, has recorded no other homicides so far this year, NYPD data shows. Last year by this point, there had been one homicide in the precinct.
City Councilmember Keith Powers, who represents parts of the East Side, said in a statement that the attack was “awful” and that conditions on 14th Street were “out of control” and “unacceptable.”
“This is directly across the street from my district where many of my constituents walk every day,” Powers said. “We need every elected official and agency working to solve these problems: A dedicated NYPD presence to curb illicit activities, continued enforcement of illegal vendors, on-going attention to trash and sanitation cleanup, and more.”
Police were also still looking on Monday for a suspect who allegedly stabbed a man to death at a bodega in Queens on Saturday night after the two got into an altercation. Officials said the suspect, who was last seen wearing a gray t-shirt with goldfish on the front and black sweatpants, fled east on Jamaica Avenue.
Some bodega owners are calling for more government assistance with small business security following the incident.
This is a developing story and may be updated.
