Police responding to a shots-fired call near the Marlboro Houses in Gravesend instead found a 24-year-old man stabbed under his right armpit following a fight. The stabbing happened at 2800 86th St., and officers say a suspect fled the scene in a gray Honda.
According to News 12 Brooklyn, the victim was taken to a hospital and is listed in stable condition. Police are still investigating the stabbing, and no additional details about the fight that preceded it have been released.
A Neighborhood Already on Edge
This is not the first violent incident reported near the Marlboro Houses this year. On April 14, a gunman opened fire outside the complex after arguing with a group, and a stray bullet grazed a 23-year-old woman in the left arm, according to amNY. No arrests had been made in that shooting, and the investigation remained ongoing as of that report.
Separately, police had also been searching for three men accused of slashing a 39-year-old man in Gravesend after an argument near a local bar, per the same News 12 Brooklyn source. Surveillance video in that case showed the three suspects running to a nearby train station after the confrontation turned violent. The available reporting does not connect that slashing or the April shooting to Monday's stabbing.
Crime Numbers Climbing in the 60th Precinct
The stabbing comes amid a broader rise in violence tracked across the precinct that covers Gravesend. As of May 3, felony assault in the 60th Precinct was up nearly 23% year to date compared with the same period in 2025, with 156 incidents reported versus 127, amNY reported. Total major crime in the precinct was also up 10% over the same stretch.
Those figures predate Monday's stabbing and do not reflect crime trends through October. Police have not released further information on the suspect who fled in the gray Honda, and the investigation into the stabbing remains active.
