NYC stabbings: 2 hospitalized, attacker allegedly yelled ‘Allahu Akbar’
A person of interest has been taken into custody related to two people being stabbed on the Upper West Side.
The police are reporting that NYPD responded to a call related to an assault in the vicinity of West 84th and Central Park West.
Officers first found a 40-year-old man with a stab wound to his torso. They then found a 50-year-old man with a stab wound near West 86th and Amsterdam Ave.
Both victims were taken to the hospital.
A person of interest, 51-year-old Raul Morales, has been arrested in connection with both assaults.
Police officials on the scene are currently investigating the situation to see if it constitutes a hate crime. Law enforcement sources are telling FOX 5 NY that one of the victims is Asian, and the other is Jewish.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani posted a statement on X, saying he’s grateful to the police officers “for their swift response.”
The identities of both victims and the person of interest are currently unknown.
LiveNOW’s Austin Westfall has more.
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