Teen Stabs Good Samaritan Who Tried to Break Up Fight

Bronx Brawl Ends in Innocent Getting Stabbed

The NYPD is searching for this teen in conncection with the stabbing of a Good Samaritan. -Photo by NYPD

By Dan Gesslein

Bronx Voice

November 6, 2024

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BRONX - Cops are looking for a teenager who stabbed a Good Samaritan who tried to break up a fight in the South Bronx. The NYPD just released surveillance video of the suspect from last month’s stabbing.

At around 4:20 pm on September 28, a 51-year-old man was in front of 700 Exterior Street near Hostos College when he saw a group of youths fighting. Investigators said there were multiple teenagers involved in this fight. 

When the Good Samaritan tried to break up the fight he was attacked. Cops said one of the teens in the group pulled out  knife and stabbed the victim on the right side of his rib cage. As the man fell back and tried to stem the bleeding, the attacker ran off. 

EMS rushed the victim to Bronx Care Health System where he was treated and was listed in stable condition. 

The NYPD released new surveillance video after the suspect had been identified. 

The suspect is described as a male between the ages of 12 and 14. He is 5 feet tall with a slim build. He has brown eyes and a long black ponytail. He was last seen wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, black jogging pants and white sneakers.

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.