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Star and Stripes Stabber Attacks Man Near Yankee Stadium

Ghoul Stabs Man on Halloween
The NYPD is searching for a man in a star and stripes suit in connection with a stabbing near Yankee Stadium. -Photo by NYPD

The NYPD is searching for a man in a star and stripes suit in connection with a stabbing near Yankee Stadium. -Photo by NYPD

By Dan Gesslein

Bronx Voice

November 15, 2024


BRONX - Cops are looking for a man who wore stars and stripes for allegedly stabbing a man near Yankee Stadium on Halloween.


At around 11:30 pm on October 31, a 31-year-old male was in front of 1169 River Avenue, three blocks away from Yankee Stadium. Cops said a man in a black jacket with white stars jacket and yellow and white striped shirt began arguing with him.


Suddenly the man in the striped shirt pulled out a knife and plunged it in the man’s chest.


The attacker ran off on River Avenue. 


EMS raced the victim to Jacobi Medical Center where he was listed in stable condition.


The suspect is described as a male with medium complexion and medium build. He was last seen wearing a black and white suit, a black and yellow shirt, yellow sweatpants, and black and white Adidas slippers.


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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