Brooklyn man knifed by stranger in bizarre, ‘random’ Park Slope attack

A 32-year-old antheral was knifed successful the thorax during an seemingly random stabbing connected a quiescent Brooklyn street, constabulary and witnesses said Saturday.

The unfortunate was lasting extracurricular a Mediterranean edifice connected Seventh Ave. adjacent Lincoln Place successful Park Slope astir 9 p.m. connected Tuesday erstwhile a alien stormed up to him and plunged a weapon into him, cops were told.

The attacker whitethorn person mumbled thing close earlier bringing the weapon down connected his victim, constabulary said.

“The feline was connected the different broadside and conscionable crossed the street, turned over, stabbed the feline and conscionable ran away,” said Sydni Hines, who works astatine a adjacent restaurant. “The unfortunate was adjacent doorway [to us]. He was conscionable lasting with 2 oregon 3 different people.”

EMS rushed the unfortunate to New York Presbyterian-Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, wherever helium was expected to survive.

The unfortunate told constabulary that helium didn’t admit the antheral who assaulted him. There besides wasn’t immoderate enactment betwixt the 2 men earlier the attack, cops were told.

“From my knowing it seems similar this was random,” said 1 witness, who asked not to beryllium named. “It’s beauteous shocking due to the fact that this is simply a bully area, I haven’t heard of an incidental similar that ever happening here.”

“I conscionable anticipation the feline is OK,” helium said.

Hines besides believes the onslaught was random.

“I don’t cognize if thing anterior happened, but from what we seen… it conscionable seemed random,” she said. “It’s not shocking due to the fact that it’s Brooklyn. But for the country it’s shocking due to the fact that it’s Park Slope, it’s a beauteous bully area.”

Overall transgression successful Park Slope, which is protected by the 78th Precinct, has dropped considerably this year, constabulary said.

As of Sept. 22, cops person seen an 18% driblet successful assaults successful the neighborhood, from 148 this clip past twelvemonth to 121. Robberies are besides down by 30%.

The fig of murders successful the country has increased, however, from 1 past twelvemonth to two, cops said.

Detectives recovered surveillance footage of the bearded attacker, who wore a achromatic skis cap, a achromatic T-shirt and achromatic jeans the nighttime of the attack.

Cops released the images to the nationalist connected Saturday successful the hopes idiosyncratic recognizes him.

A $3,500 reward is being offered for immoderate accusation starring to the attacker’s arrest.

Anyone with accusation regarding the suspect’s whereabouts is urged to telephone Crime Stoppers astatine (800) 577-TIPS. All tips volition beryllium kept confidential.

Originally Published: September 28, 2024 astatine 2:50 p.m.