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Man Stabbed, Robbed in Front of Fordham Library

Driver Stabbed Inside Van
The NYPD is searching for this man for a stabbing and robbery inside a van parked outside the Fordham Library. -Photo by NYPD

The NYPD is searching for this man for a stabbing and robbery inside a van parked outside the Fordham Library. -Photo by NYPD

By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice

September 13, 2024


BRONX - A driver was stabbed inside a van parked outside a Bronx library, cops said.


At around 10:30 pm on August 18, a 23-year-old man was sitting inside a Nissan van across from the Fordham Library on Kingsbridge Road.


The victim was sitting in the van with another man. Cops said the passenger pulled out a knife and repeatedly stabbed the driver. 


The attacker grabbed a large sum of cash off the bleeding victim and jumped out of the van, cops said.


The suspect ran down E. 188th Street and was captured on surveillance cameras.


The victim was rushed to nearby St. Barnabas Hospital where he is listed in stable condition.


The suspect is described as a male with a dark complexion. He was last seen wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt, black pants, a black backpack and white and black sneaker.


Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to 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 are strictly confidential.

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Location: E Fordham Rd & E Kingsbridge Rd, Bronx, NY 10458, USA

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