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NYPD: Woman fatally stabbed near Times Square after dispute outside restaurant
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Brittany Kriegstein
Published Jun 12, 2024
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A woman was stabbed and killed outside a Chinese restaurant near Times Square Tuesday night after a dispute with another woman turned violent, according to police.
NYPD officials said the two women were fighting outside Weng Palace on West 40th Street and 8th Avenue, at around 10:15 p.m. when one allegedly stabbed the other in the chest.
First responders took the 22-year-old victim to Bellevue Hospital, where she was pronounced dead. Her identity was not immediately released as police worked to notify her family.
Officials said the suspect, a woman wearing a white shirt and blue jeans, fled south on 8th Avenue.
Police said they’re also also looking for four men involved in a shooting on West 33rd Street and Broadway, which happened Tuesday at around 8 p.m. — right next to the busy Herald Square subway station.
Officials said a 33-year-old man was shot in the left leg, and was taken to the hospital in stable condition. One of the potential suspects was last seen wearing a black baseball cap and a black and teal backpack. The men fled south on Broadway, police said.
Both incidents happened in the bustling 14th precinct, which encompasses the heart of Midtown Manhattan. The precinct has reported three murders this year compared to one last year to date, according to NYPD Compstat data, and four shooting incidents compared to two in the same time frame last year.
The data shows that crimes like robbery, burglary and grand larceny have fallen in the precinct so far this year.
The headline on this story has been updated to reflect the stabbing was near Times Square.
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Brittany Kriegstein
Brittany Kriegstein covers all breaking news around New York City, with a focus on crime and gun violence. Got a tip? Email Brittany at [email protected].
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