Man Stabbed With Umbrella in Williamsburg

Watch where you throw your umbrellas away, especially if you're in Williamsburg late at night. Early Sunday morning, a 30-year-old man was stabbed in the back with his recently discarded umbrella while walking on Metropolitan Avenue near Berry.

The man had just thrown his "tangled umbrella" and hit a car, according to the NY Sun. The car's occupants got out, beat the man, and left the umbrella "embedded in his back," "through his right shoulder blade" per the Daily News. Ow. The police are looking for the attackers, believed to be driving a light blue car. And the victim was in stable condition at Bellevue.

Check out Hamish Robertson's Broken Umbrella Archive. And back in 1978, a Bulgarian dissident was killed by a poison dart shot via an umbrella at a London bus stop.

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By Jen Chung in News on October 29, 2007 9:48 AM

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JRod5417

If you don't know how to carry an umbrella properly, you shouldn't carry one. I saw a guy almost lose an eye last week due to someone carrying one of those large, pointy umbrellas behind her as she walked. Very scary!

konakazi

lol @ zodak

In general though, DAAAAAAMN. Was that umbrella from SHARPER image???

emilydickinson

That'a what you get for carrying a Feist Umbrella around the city.

zodak

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S.D.

Ow.

What a Warning to litter bugs...

Rocknrope

Hipsters don't drive. And they don't beat down people, not passive-aggressive enough.

schadenfreudian mensch

Man, those hipsters are harsh. Another reason to hate on those hiptards in Billyburg.

CR

"The man had just thrown his "tangled umbrella" and hit a car"

Probably best to just put the thing in the trash next time instead of being all dramatic about it.