Police seeking suspect after man fatally stabbed at East Harlem homeless shelter

ByEyewitness News WABC logo
Thursday, January 28, 2016
62-year-old man stabbed to death in East Harlem homeless shelter
Mallory Hoff reporting live

EAST HARLEM, Manhattan (WABC) -- A man was stabbed to death at a Manhattan homeless shelter late Wednesday night, and police are looking for a suspect.

Police say the victim was stabbed just before midnight at the Boulevard Homeless Shelter at 2027 Lexington Avenue in East Harlem.

The 62-year-old victim was found with a stab wound to the neck. He was unresponsive and later pronounced dead at the scene.

Pursuant to the investigation, police have identified the suspect as 21-year-old Anthony White.

There have been no arrests.

Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS.