UPDATE Fordham Heights: 34-Year-Old Man Fatally Stabbed, 2nd Man Stabbed in Torso & Hospitalized

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A 34-year-old man died following a fatal stabbing in Fordham Heights on Sunday afternoon, police said.

Police said that on Sunday, July 14, at around 3.31 p.m., officers from the 46th Precinct responded to a 911 call regarding two men who had been stabbed in the vicinity of 2155 Grand Concourse.

“Upon arrival, officers observed a 34-year-old male with a stab wound to the chest and a 31-year-old male with a stab wound to his torso,” a police spokesperson said. “EMS responded and transported both men to St. Barnabas Hospital where the 34-year-old male was later pronounced deceased. The investigation remains ongoing.”

Police said the deceased was later identified as Richard Vasquez, of the Grand Concourse in Fordham Heights.

Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crimestoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM, on X @NYPDTips.

All calls are strictly confidential.

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