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NYPD searches for murder suspect in connection to Brooklyn stabbings

Updated  April 8, 2023 9:08pm EDT
Crime and Public Safety
FOX 5 NY

Suspect wanted after two people stabbed in Brooklyn, one fatally

NYPD are searching for a suspect wanted for two stabbings in Brooklyn. FOX 5's Jessica Formoso reports.

BROOKLYN - The NYPD has released a photo of a person wanted for questioning in connection to two stabbings, with one of them being fatal. 

Officers said around 2:00 p.m., they responded to Wyckoff Gardens on 185 Nevins Street.

They found an 83-year-old man unconscious, unresponsive and with multiple stab wounds to the neck and the right arm. 

First responders said the victim was pronounced dead on the scene; however a cause of death remains undetermined and the investigation continues.

Earlier in the day, police said they responded to a 911 call at 134 Nevins Street after a 31-year-old woman was found with a slash wound to her thigh. She was taken to a local hospital to be treated.  

Officers tell FOX 5 New York they believe the stabbings was random.

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/, on Twitter @NYPDTips.