Innocent teen shot, man stabbed in simultaneous NYC attacks near parade site
Two unrelated incidents occurred about a minute apart in Manhattan as a Mexican Day Parade ended: a 17-year-old girl was shot by a stray bullet and a 24-year-old man was stabbed; investigators say the cases are not connected.
Two separate, seemingly unrelated attacks left an innocent teenage bystander wounded and a man stabbed Sunday evening in Manhattan, police said. The incidents occurred within a short distance of each other and about a minute apart near the corner of 27th Street and Park Avenue in the Rose Hill neighborhood, shortly after the Mexican Day Parade ended nearby.
At about 5:01 p.m., a 17-year-old girl was struck in the left shoulder by a stray bullet on the corner of 27th Street and Park Avenue, authorities said. One minute earlier, a 24-year-old man was stabbed in the right buttocks on 28th Street and Madison Avenue, around the corner from the shooting, according to police. Both victims were transported to Bellevue Hospital in stable condition.
A person of interest is in custody in connection with the shooting of the 17-year-old girl, police said. The man in custody has more than 20 prior arrests, according to sources, but authorities had not charged him with the crime as of Sunday night. There have been no arrests yet in the stabbing of the 24-year-old man. Police do not believe the two incidents were connected, though investigators are reviewing surveillance video and canvassing nearby witnesses. The episodes occurred about an hour after the Mexican Day Parade on 27th Street and Madison Avenue ended, and officers are continuing to examine security footage and speak with residents in the area.
Authorities appealed to the public for information that could aid the investigation and urged anyone with footage or witnesses to contact the NYPD.