Fordham Manor: Murder Investigation Opens after Man is Stabbed in Apartment Building

By SÍLE MOLONEY

NYPD DETECTIVES ARRIVE at 2448 University Avenue in Fordham Manor on Wednesday afternoon, July 31, 2024, following a fatal stabbing of a 34-year-old man.
Photo by Síle Moloney

Police have launched a murder investigation after a 34-year-old man died following a stabbing in Fordham Manor on Wednesday afternoon, July 31.

Officers from the 52nd Precinct said they responded to a 911 call at around 1.37 p.m. about a man who had been stabbed at 2448 University Avenue, located within the confines of the 52nd Precinct.

NYPD DETECTIVES CARRY out an investigation at 2448 University Avenue in Fordham Manor on Wednesday afternoon, July 31, 2024, following a fatal stabbing of a 34-year-old man.
Photo by Síle Moloney

“Upon arrival, officers observed a 34-year-old male with a stab wound to the chest inside the location,” a police spokesperson said. “The victim was transported by EMS to St. Barnabas Hospital, where he was later pronounced deceased.”

Police said there are no arrests at this time and the investigation remains ongoing.

The identity of the deceased is being withheld pending proper family notification. Norwood News spoke to a family member of the victim who said they were not blood related and will share further details once the victim has been formally identified.

THE ENTRANCE TO 2448 University Avenue in Fordham Manor is cordoned off as police investigate the fatal stabbing of a 34-year-old male resident of the building on Wednesday afternoon, July 31, 2024.
Photo by Síle Moloney

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Anyone with information in regard to 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 X @NYPDTips.

All calls are strictly confidential.

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