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Pelham Bay Station Murder

Man Stabbed to Death Near Pelham Bay Park


By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice 

September 17, 2022


BRONX - A Bronx man was stabbed to death outside a building at the Pelham Bay train station.


At around 9:46 pm, police were called to an assault in progress near the bus stop outside a building on the corner of Bruckner Boulevard and Wilkinson Avenue. 


Cops arrived to find a 27-year-old man with multiple stab wounds about the torso.


The victim was rushed to Jacobi Medical Center where he was pronounced dead.


An investigation revealed that three men involved in the stabbing fled on foot before cops arrived.


The victim’s name is being withheld pending family notification.


Anyone with information should call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/ or on Twitter @NYPDTips. 


All calls remain confidential.

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