Senior Stabbed in Random Attack in Little Yemen, Bronx; NYPD Releases Surveillance Video

Senior Left Bleeding After Stabbing Attack in Little Yemen, Bronx

By Dan Gesslein
Bronx Voice
October 27, 2026

BRONX, NY — A 78-year-old man was stabbed in the abdomen in an apparent random stabbing attack in Little Yemen in the Bronx, and the NYPD has released surveillance video of the suspect wanted in the Bronx stabbing.

The attack happened at approximately 7:30 p.m. on October 14, as the elderly victim walked along Morris Park Avenue near Delancey Place.

According to police, a suspect wearing a white sweatshirt with the hood pulled tightly over their face, ran up behind the man. The attacker then pulled out a sharp object and stabbed the 78-year-old man in the stomach before fleeing the scene.

The victim was left bleeding on the ground following the stabbing attack in the Little Yemen neighborhood.

EMS rushed the victim to Jacobi Medical Center, where he was treated for his injuries. He was listed in stable condition.

NYPD Seeks Public's Help in Bronx Stabbing Case

Police are asking anyone with information about the October 14 stabbing in Little Yemen or the suspect seen in the surveillance video to contact the NYPD Crime Stoppers Hotline.

Anyone with information can call 1-800-577-TIPS (8477). Spanish-speaking callers can contact Crime Stoppers at 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).

Tips can also be submitted online through the NYPD Crime Stoppers website or through the NYPD's official tips account on X, @NYPDTips.

All calls are confidential.