Fordham Manor: Man Stabbed in Chest during Attempted Street Robbery

By SÍLE MOLONEY

THE NYPD IS asking for the public’s help identifying the person seen in the attached photo who the department says is sought for questioning in connection with an attempted robbery that occurred in Fordham Manor on March 28, 2023.
Photo courtesy of the NYPD

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the individuals seen in the attached photos who the department says are sought for questioning in connection with an attempted robbery that occurred in Fordham Manor.

Police that on Tuesday, March 28, at around 5.30 a.m., the victim, a 30-year-old male, was walking at the corner of Grand Concourse and East Kingsbridge Road, when a group unknown to him, approached the victim and grabbed the chain he was wearing around his neck.

A spokesperson said that when the victim struggled, one member of the group displayed a knife and stabbed the victim in the chest, causing a puncture wound. “The individuals fled on foot northbound on Grand Concourse,” the spokesperson said. “The victim was removed to St. Barnabas Hospital in stable condition.”

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 Crime Stoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/, or on Twitter @NYPDTips.

All calls are strictly confidential.

Editor’s Note: The headline of this story has been updated to reflect the fact that this was an attempted robbery as mentioned in the body of the story and not a robbery. We apologize for this error.

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