Man Fatally Stabbed Outside Farley Post Office

Photograph of stabbing suspect from the NYPD

Late yesterday afternoon, a man was killed in midtown Manhattan, outside the James Farley Post Office on 8th Avenue at 33rd Street—which is also across the street from Penn Station and Madison Garden. According to police, he had bumped into another man who fatally stabbed him.

WCBS 2 says the two got into an argument, "causing the suspect to go into a rage and stab the man in his 20s twice." The victim, Christopher Guitterez, was pronounced dead at the hospital.

The attacker fled the scene after the incident. Police are searching for him and WABC 7 describes him as a "black man, 25-35 years of age, 5'10" tall, 160 lbs, with short black hair...wearing a Black T-shirt with blue jeans and was carrying a camouflage military style backpack with the letters US printed on the back." The Daily News reports that a German tourist took photographs of the stabbing and showed them to police.

Update: The NYPD has now released photographs of the suspect and urge people to contact Crime Stoppers with information by either calling 800-577-TIPS, texting CRIMES (then enter TIP577), or going to the Crime Stoppers website.

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By Jen Chung in News on September 28, 2009 12:56 PM

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theevilone

Lover's quarrel.

Snakefist Von Thunderplug

Maybe this is a new guerilla marketing campaign for the 6th season of The Wire. I don't know about you guys, but I'm excited.

Tower18

Definitely Marlo. So he DID return to the streets!

Boogie Down

Yeah, but Partlow is still behind bars, and we all know that he's the one who takes care of this sort of thing.

aveB4life

i recognize that guy.

that's marlo stanfield

JenChungsBaby

So is that a federal offense, killing someone on the post office steps like that?

inoyourider

What a fucking scumbag.

Hope he has fun getting stabbed in the ass in prison.

pastoralia

Where's Omar when you need him?

Boogie Down

He looks like Marlo Stanfield.

el192

Whoa. He DOES look like Marlo!

pastoralia

So the guy stabs someone and then just calmly walks away? Glad the German tourist got a pic...should make it a lot easier catching this fucker.

JacqueMehoff

fatally stabbed? could be an ex-mil, they do teach you how to kill there. I don't find many minority military wannabees, usually they enlist.

HymietownHero

I don't think you need any military background to successfully stab someone to death. Article says victim was stabbed twice in the chest. That'll about do it.