17-year-old migrant stabbed in wild brawl involving dozens of people in Times Square
Updated Feb. 22, 2024, 9:56 p.m. ET
A 17-year-old migrant was stabbed during a wild brawl involving dozens of people — including other migrants — in Times Square Thursday night, police sources said.
The male victim, believed to be from Nicaragua, was chased by a large group before they caught up to him and knifed him in the lower back in front of 251 W. 42nd Street around 5:30 p.m., according to the sources and cops.
The victim was taken by EMS to Bellevue Hospital in stable condition, police said.
“I saw someone running…and there was blood coming from his back, coming from everywhere,” witness Bell Mohamed told The Post.
“It’s dangerous,” Mohammed, a Times Square worker, said about the area near the crime scene. “Some people are just crazy.”
Police recovered a large blood-stained knife at the scene, photos show.
The wild melee happened on the same block where a group of migrants attacked cops last month.
Police sources said a 22-year-old man and six others — including three migrant teens — were taken into custody after Thursday’s stabbing. Over a dozen more were being sought.
Two hours later another fight broke out a block away in front of the Hard Rock Café when two groups began arguing, police said.
The verbal confrontation turned physical with a 28-year-old man assaulted by three suspects who were all arrested at the scene, the NYPD said.
The victim suffered minor injuries after he was punched and kicked. He was taken to Bellevue Hospital for treatment, cops said.
Photos from the scene show a man with cuts to his head being taken into an ambulance by medics.
