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13-year-old fatally stabbed after argument on Staten Island bus

By and FOX 5 NY STAFF
Updated  October 6, 2023 10:27pm EDT
Staten Island
FOX 5 NY

13-year-old stabbed to death on bus on Staten Island

Authorities are looking into whether gang violence is to blame for the stabbing death of a 13-year-old boy on Staten Island on Friday.

STATEN ISLAND - A 13-year-old boy has died after being stabbed on a bus on Staten Island Friday afternoon.

According to authorities, the incident happened at around 2:30 p.m. on a MTA bus at Littlefield Avenue and Hylan Boulevard.

Police say two teens got into an argument on a bus. A knife was produced and gang signs were shown. 

The 13-year-old victim was then stabbed multiple times in the chest.

The teen suspect got off the bus and ran roughly three blocks before a Good Samaritan, a retired NYPD Sergeant, and a New York Department of Environmental Conservation officer all followed the suspect and helped arrest him.

The victim was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he died.

Police say they believe the incident was gang-related. 

Neither person in the stabbing has been identified yet.