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Teen Stabbed Near Fordham Road



By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice 

September 19, 2022


BRONX - A teen was found fatally stabbed in the neck off of Fordham Road near the library. Police are asking for the public’s help in trying to catch the killer(s).


Police responding to reports of an assault in progress arrived at 2550 Briggs Avenue to find Armani McDonald, 19, with a stab wound to the neck. He was rushed to nearby St. Barnabas Hospital where he was pronounced dead.


Police recovered two knives at the scene.


A person of interest was taken into custody but no one has so far been charged.


This is the second fatal stabbing in the Bronx this weekend. On Friday, Prince McMichael was stabbed to death by a group of four teens at the Pelham Bay train station.


Police are still looking for McMichael’s killers.


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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