2023-06-22 06:50:00
A new homicide was added to the list that has transformed the iconic Washington Square Park into a red light district in Lower Manhattan, although it is in the middle of the NYU university area.
A 35 year old man died stabbed yesterday there in broad daylight, in the closure of a long-standing dispute with some homeless people from the area, according to police sources.
The victim was confronted by two brothers, one of whom stabbed him in the left side of the chest at the north end of the park around 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, a busy time in the park, it reported. Daily News.
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A long-simmering beef among regulars in Washington Square Park ended in violence when a man was fatally stabbed by a homeless attacker.
Sources said that cameras caught the aftermath of the killing, but no weapons have been recovered.https://t.co/ZzM9nZp9LK
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Paris Cooper (48), homeless from the area who witnessed yesterday’s crime, said the victim was not a homeless man, but he used to intimidate those who sleep in the park.
The unidentified victim was taken to the local Lenox Hill Healthplex Greenwich Village hospital, where he died of his injuries. The sources said that cameras caught the aftermath of the murder, but no weapons have been recovered.
Police are looking for the brothers suspected of the attack who apparently lived in the park and fled. Cooper said the two of them and the victim had a long-standing dispute, but he didn’t know the source.
“He was smoking, begging and abusing people every day in the park,” Cooper said of the slain man. “Was a crack addict who beat people for money. A lot of people didn’t like him, but God bless his soul.”
No arrests have been made or suspects identified. Anyone with information should call to 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) and in Spanish 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). Also through the page crimestoppers.nypdonline.org or by text to 274637 (CRIMES), followed by TIP577. All communications are strictly confidential.
In recent years Washington Square Park has become a very dangerous area. This bohemian historical icon, of the arts, NYU university and the Village of New York, added five overdose deaths in the summer of 2021.
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