Soundview: Man Stabbed to Death

By SÍLE MOLONEY

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On Friday, Jan. 8, 2021 at approximately 00.15 a.m., police responded to a 911 call regarding a man who had been stabbed at the corner of Boynton Avenue and Westchester Avenue, in the 43rd precinct. Upon arrival, responding officers discovered an unidentified man lying on the ground, unconscious and unresponsive, with multiple stab wounds to his body.

EMS also responded to the location and transported the victim to Westchester Square Hospital, where he was pronounced deceased. There are no arrests and the investigation remains ongoing.

Anyone with information with 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 WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM, or on Twitter @NYPDTips.

All calls are strictly confidential.

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