KNIFE HORROR
One person stabbed to death in Times Square Dave and Busters after argument in games room
A MAN has been fatally stabbed at Dave & Buster’s in Times Square, police sources have said.
A dispute is said to have erupted on the third-floor game room at around 10.40pm Saturday night before one man stabbed a 39-year-old man in the chest, cops and sources stated.
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The attacker is thought to have walked out but was later arrested.
The victim was rushed to St Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital but was pronounced dead on arrival, sources revealed.
The man’s identity has not yet been revealed by the New York Police Department, pending notifying his family.
“We are fully cooperating with law enforcement’s investigation,” Dave & Busters spokesman Pete Thornfield said in a statement to . “Our thoughts and sympathies are with those affected by this terrible incident.”
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It is not immediately clear what caused the dispute or if the two knew each other.
The stabbing at Dave & Buster’s is the second stabbing to occur in Times Square in less than 24 hours.
A man was stabbed at a hot dog stand in the early hours of April 30.
His condition is unknown.
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A man was also stabbed multiple times in Brooklyn late Friday, cops said.
The victim was found on his couch in his apartment at 557 East 21st St., after someone called for help.
The unidentified victim was taken to Kings County Hospital.
His condition is unknown, the NYPD said.
RISE IN MAJOR CRIMES
New York has seen a more than 40 percent rise in major crimes in the past month, compared to the same period in 2021, according to the NYPD.
In April, dozens of people were injured after a masked gunman open fired on the city’s subway.
At least 29 people were hospitalized while 10 people were shot, according to the New York Fire Department, when shooting started during the morning rush hour at the 36th Street subway station in Sunset Park, Brooklyn.
On April 9, a man was found injured at the corner of 46th Street and Seventh Avenue shortly after 8pm.
He told cops he had been stabbed in the Times Square subway station around 40 minutes earlier.
In February, a stabbing spree saw two people killed, while in January, a stranger shoved a woman in front of an oncoming train at Times Square station.
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New York City Mayor Eric Adams unveiled his plan to combat a surge in crime in January this year.
Measures announced included increased foot patrols as well as the revival of a plain clothes unit named Neighborhood Safety Teams.
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