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[UPDATE] Man Stabbed In The Chest In Times Square This Afternoon
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Christopher Robbins
Published Jun 18, 2013
Modified Jun 18, 2013
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[UPDATE BELOW] A man was stabbed in the chest in Times Square this afternoon, and the perpetrator remains at large. An NYPD spokesman said that the victim was stabbed around 2 p.m. near the intersection of West 46th Street and Seventh Avenue. The victim was transported to Bellevue, and authorities say his injuries are not life-threatening. Police from the Midtown North Precinct are currently canvassing the area for the suspect, a male who is reportedly in his 40s.
[UPDATE]The Post reports that the incident involved a folding chair and an "I Heart NY" t-shirt.
One man hit the other with a folding chair. The other man then stabbed the chair-wielding man, according to three witnesses.
“They started yelling. I don't know what about. The dude picks up a folding chair and starts flailing on the other guy. He stabs him and jets," said Mitch Harper, who works for a nearby jewelry store.
The assailant ran away when a man broke the fight up, witnesses said. The man then used a white “I heart NY” shirt to apply pressure to the wound.
“[The] good Samaritan when and grabbed a t-shirt and ran back over and put it on the guy's chest," said Shawn Forbes.
Police are still looking for the assailant, who was wearing black jeans and a grey jacket.
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Christopher Robbins
Christopher Robbins is a New York City reporter covering transportation, affordable housing, local politics, and criminal justice. His work has also appeared in New York Magazine, The Village Voice and The New York Times. Chris is a graduate of Patrick Henry High School in Roanoke, Virginia, and enjoys biking to Fort Tilden in the summertime.
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