A late-night walk near Nostrand Avenue turned violent when a 26-year-old man was stabbed in the neck just before midnight in Brooklyn, police said. He was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he was listed in stable condition.
Officers responding to the scene recovered a knife, and detectives are now hunting for a person of interest who was described as wearing all black. As of early Thursday, no arrests had been made while investigators canvassed surrounding blocks and pulled surveillance footage from nearby buildings.
Police shared those initial details with local media after arriving on scene, according to News 12 Brooklyn, which reported that the victim was stabbed once in the neck just before midnight and taken to the hospital in stable condition.
Police Ask For Tips And Video
Detectives say the recovered knife could be key to the case, but they are also banking on witnesses and camera footage to help track down the suspect. Anyone who saw the attack, or who may have cellphone or security video from the area around the time of the stabbing, is being urged to contact authorities.
According to the NYPD Crime Stoppers program, tips can be shared anonymously by calling 1-800-577-TIPS or by submitting information online through NYPD Crime Stoppers.
Neighborhood On Edge As Detectives Dig In
Neighbors near Nostrand Avenue told reporters the overnight stabbing rattled them, and that uniformed officers spent the early hours going door to door and speaking with residents, as News 12 Brooklyn noted. Detectives are expected to keep combing through surveillance footage and following up on leads as they work to piece together what happened in the moments before the attack.
Police are asking anyone who may have witnessed the incident to call 911 if there is an immediate threat, or otherwise contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS and reference the case. Investigators also urged residents and business owners not to delete or overwrite any relevant footage, and to preserve original files so they can be shared with detectives.
