3 men stabbed after fighting back during robbery attempt: Sources

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Sunday, February 28, 2021
3 men stabbed after fighting back during robbery in NYC: Sources
Police are investigating a triple stabbing in Brooklyn that left one person in critical condition Friday night.

SUNSET PARK, Brooklyn (WABC) -- Police are investigating a triple stabbing in Brooklyn that left one person in critical condition Friday night.



Authorities say the attack happened on 57th Street and Seventh Avenue around 9:30 p.m.



According to police, three men were stabbed. They say one of the men was stabbed in the chest and is in critical condition.



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Sources tell Eyewitness News a suspect tried to rob the men, but the victims fought back.



They say the suspect then fled in a white vehicle and tried to run them over.



First responders say one was taken to Maimonides Medical Center and the two others were taken to NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn.



So far no arrests have been made.



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