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Three Men Stabbed, One Fatally, Outside Brooklyn Speakeasy
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John Del Signore
Published Jan 31, 2011
Modified Jan 31, 2011
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Three men celebrating a birthday at an illegal underground club in Prospect-Lefferts Gardens were stabbed in a fight outside the speakeasy early Sunday morning. Police have not identified the names of the victims, but the NYPD says a 21-year-old man was fatally stabbed in the chest and the stomach. One source tells the Wall Street Journal the man was attending a party with his friends at a basement speakeasy near Rogers Avenue and Fenimore Street when he got into an argument with another group of men.
The victim's 23-year-old friend reportedly tried to break up the fight, and was stabbed twice in the left leg. He fled the scene and was picked up by first responders about four blocks away, and taken to Kings County Hospital, where he's listed in stable condition. A third man, age 20, was knifed in the stomach and is also in stable condition.
The deceased victim had 17 prior convictions for drugs, robbery and gun possession, among other things, sources tell the Journal. And his friend who tried to break up the fight reportedly had seven prior convictions. No arrests have been made. The stabbings come as the NYPD continues to crack down on illegal knives, but at this point it's unclear what type of knife or knives were used in the incident.
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John Del Signore
Originally from the Albany area, John Del Signore has called NYC home since 1995. In addition to his thousands of meticulously-crafted bespoke blog posts for Gothamist, his writing has also been published in The Awl, Deadspin, The Nervous Breakdown, and performed at The Brick Theater in Brooklyn.
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