Dispute leads to stabbing outside Manhattan BBQ restaurant

MIDTOWN (WABC) -- A man was stabbed outside a restaurant in Midtown Manhattan early Friday morning.

It happened outside Virgil's Barbecue on West 44th Street around 2:30 a.m.

The 44-year-old victim was taken to Bellevue Medical Center in serious condition.

The two apparently had a verbal dispute outside of the bar.

Police are now searching for a suspect, described as 6-foot-2 and wearing an orange hat, orange shirt and gray coat.

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