Good Samaritan Hospitalized After Stabbing During Fight in the Bronx

18-Year-Old Stabbed While Trying to Break Up Fight Inside Morris Avenue Building in the Bronx

By Staff Reporter 

Bronx Voice 

July 30, 2026

BRONX, N.Y. — An 18-year-old man was stabbed after attempting to intervene in a fight inside a Bronx building, cops said.

Authorities said the incident happened on June 22, 2026, at approximately 3:30 p.m. inside a building located in the 700 block of Morris Avenue.

Police reported that the victim saw a group of individuals involved in a physical altercation. When he stepped in to try to stop the fight, one unidentified person allegedly stabbed him once in the lower back before fleeing the building on foot in an unknown direction.

Emergency Medical Services responded to the scene and transported the injured 18-year-old to NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln, where he was listed in stable condition.

The suspect has not been identified, and no arrests have been announced. Investigators are continuing to work to determine what led to the altercation and are searching for the individual responsible for the stabbing.

Anyone with information regarding 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 Crime Stoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/, on X @NYPDTips. 

All calls are confidential.