Two dead in hours-long stabbing rampage through New York City streets

Police arrested 51 years man in connection of the fatal attacks on three different locations in Manhattan

A 51-year-old homeless man has been taken into custody in connection with a stabbing spree that left two men dead and a woman critically injured in New York City. Authorities have confirmed that no one else is being sought in relation to the attacks.

The series of assaults began on Monday morning, when a lone, knife-wielding assailant killed two men and critically wounded a woman in a rampage across the city’s streets. The victims were attacked at different locations, with the first two men fatally stabbed near 444 W. 19th St. at 8:22 a.m. ET, and then again at 500 E. 30th St. at 10:27 a.m. Both men were rushed to Bellevue Hospital but were later pronounced dead.

The third victim, a woman, was attacked near the United Nations, close to East 42nd Street and First Avenue, at 10:55 a.m. She was left in critical condition following the assault.

A “person of interest” was arrested shortly thereafter at 46th Street and First Avenue, with police confirming that no additional suspects are being sought.

"As of right now, these attacks seem to be unprovoked, that he just walked up to them and began to attack them with the knives," said NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny.

The suspect, who has not been named, was described as a 51-year-old homeless man with a long criminal record. An officer apprehended him after a taxi driver, who had witnessed the attack on the woman, contacted the police. The driver initially believed it to be a robbery and followed the assailant before providing information that led to the arrest.

The identities of the victims have not been released pending family notification. The first man killed was 36 years old and working at a construction site when he was attacked, while the second victim, aged 68, was fishing at the end of 30th Street at the time of the assault.

Mayor Eric Adams expressed gratitude to the witness who helped police, saying, “I want to thank the everyday New Yorker who notified officer (Robert) Garvey and told him what he observed. When he saw the assault, he followed the individual involved and gave the information to officer Garvey, who took quick action and was able to apprehend the person who we believe is a suspect.”

The attacks come at a time when violent crime remains a major topic in both New York and national politics, although recent statistics suggest a decline in such incidents.