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A man was shot after he stabbed two people on a Midtown street. Either an off-duty police officer or plainclothes law enforcement officer is believed to have shot the man. Here's a tip we received:
I walked outside my building about an hour ago and saw tons of police activity. From what I hear a man went into Starbucks to obtain a knife unsuccessfully. Then went into another restaurant (not sure of the name) and obtained a knife. He proceeded to stab two people in between 34th & 35th St on 2nd ave. An off-duty police officer was present and shot the attacker.It's unclear if the attacker is dead - he and the two victims were taken to Bellevue, where they are in surgery.
WNBC reports that after the attacker was shot, a group of uniformed police officers "swarmed him." The two stabbing victims were a woman walking her dog who was stabbed multiple times and a man who was stabbed in the head. We hear the stabbing victims may have been stabbed in the neck.
Update: The NYPD has revealed some more details. The attacker had gotten into an argument at one store, and that apparently set him off. From WNBC/AP:
Deputy Police Chief Michael Collins said the irate man left the shop, asked to use the bathroom at a nearby restaurant, and then ran into the kitchen and grabbed a handful of large chopping knives.The attacker is in critical condition. The woman, who is 67, was stabbed on her arms, face, neck and abdomen; she has undergone surgery, her status is unknown.Then, the slashing started. The man attacked a kitchen worker, who fled into the street. As pedestrians scattered, the crazed man ran down the block in pursuit of his fleeing, blood-covered victim.
An Associated Press editor who was passing by in a taxi, Patrick Rizzo, saw what happened next. With a running tackle, the man knocked down an elderly woman who was out with her Scottish terrier and began chopping at her with one of his knives.
"He brought his right arm up and down like he was swinging a sword," Rizzo said.
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Random violence is almost entirely unpreventable, but the response was quite good on the NYPD's part.
It makes me wonder if the dude had a death wish considering all the beat cops in that part of town.
Random violence my ass.
In a more civilized society this man would not be out in the streets. Here, he is out because he cannot pay out of his own pocket to be kept in an asylum.
We don't want to pay for his care, so we let him stab us, and then we shoot him.
Fantastic. Fucking wild west.
Yeeehaaw!
Hopefully the attacker will die from his wounds, need one less of those on the street. If people can not behave in a civil society, they should not be allowed to exist in one.
this is when you need armed people on the streets!
But then more people will be dead....
crazy fucks are soooo unpredictable. SAD
I hope the "attacker" is OK.
this is only the beginning.
by "beginning" I meant, does anyone remember the eighties? oh, and why are muggings such a big deal on this site?
a woman was mugged at 2 am in Central Park and that's news? that's 2AM in the morning in Central Park.
I like your posts Jen. at least, you don't respond with an opinion on your own post.
THE NEAREST STARBUCKS IS ON 30TH ST SO HE DIDN'T GO THERE. I LIVE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, AND I AM GUESSING THE STABBER WAS A DERANGED HOMELESS GUY.I KNOW ITS POLITICALLY INCORRECT TO SAY THAT, BUT WHAT CAN WE DO ABOUT IT?
STOP GIVING THEM MONEY AND MAYBE THEY'LL SOMEWHERE ELSE (LIKE THE UPPER WEST SIDE, WHERE THEY'RE APPRECIATED).
he had an argument at a Dunkin donuts then went to a BBQ place and asked to use the bathroom.
instead, he jumped over the counter and obtained a few knives and went straight for the elderly dogwalker outside.
in a real civilized world crazy mad dogs like him would been put to death along time ago for everyones good.
I am sick to the back teeth of violence in this city. Today, I am still dizzy and cannot yet eat properly after being attacked by a vicious crowd of animalistic school kids on Broadway near the WTC site. They boxed me next to a news stand, sucker punched me and as I lay prone on the ground, stomped on my head and kicked it repeatedly, and they were shouting "white as*hole" as they were doing it. I don't know how I managed to get away but they chased me up Broadway amongst the traffic - I could hardly stand up, let alone run. They could have killed me. You won't read about this racial hate crime in the press today, because despite it being witnessed by dozens of people and tourists, the press isn't running it.
Gee, Lt. Hanna was right,
You can get killed walking your doggie.
#10 I assume you're a man - if so, do you wear a "I'm an asshole" expression most of your waking hours..?
This senseless act leaves me sickened. But, it shows the best and worst qualities of Gotham. Madman stabs innocent, defenseless woman just walking the dog. Random violence on a nightmarish level. Then, a good samaritan puts it all on the line to help. He's definitely a hero. I hope they both have a quick recovery. I have to ask the question, why was this man on the street? Don't we have mental health services to help these people?
Number 10, I don't believe you. Not a word of it.
Well I know a friend's friend who was walking alone in Soho at night. He was bumped into by a group of latinos male and female teenagers. They then preceded to beat him severely. Things like this really do happen in Manhattan and usually committed by groups of black and latino teens.
"Mental health services"? Give me a break. I suspect the "cure" rate to be like 10%.
I bumped into these groups before and nothing happened. guess they know crazy when they see it.
maybe I have a deathwish. I'm very troll like, think the brothers grimm.
I would think if one was chased, one would duck into a store like all the people did when the towers fell. and, you're talking about the WTC downtown financial/civic area AKA the Ring Of Fire.
there's cops and law enforcement everywhere. from the Postal cops next to WTC, to the WTC cops, to the cops at 26 Federal Plaza, to the cops at City Hall.
and further up to the US marshals at Pearl street.
I'd venture to say it's one of the safest areas in the city.
All this outrage - I guess no one remembers the really violent times in NYC?!?!
Lighten up all you wannabe New Yorkers and deal with the fact that horrible shit happens sometimes.
Pussies...
dammit! now NOWHERE is going to let you use their bathroom unless you're a paying customer.
OFFICIALLY PISSED!
oh that's nice. you know i forgot about the good ol' days. a "real" new yorker must think its "cool" to get stabbed.
who said it was "cool" your quotes.
all we're saying is random violence happens in this city of eight million whether you want to believe it or not.
just like auto accidents happen is this densely packed city.
don't write checks your body can't cash. when a mugger says he's going to shoot you, he's going to shoot you. this is not the movies.
#10
There's that racist jerk again.
Transparent fool.