Deliveryman and friend stabbed on Upper West Side

UPPER WEST SIDE, Manhattan (WABC) -- A deliveryman and a friend who came to his aid were both stabbed on the Upper West Side Tuesday night.

The 44 year old victim was making a food delivery at West 82nd Street at around 9:50 p.m. when an unknown man approached him and said, "What are you doing here? This is our area."
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The man then stabbed the deliveryman in the left bicep.

A 20-year-old friend of the victim intervened, and was stabbed in the torso.



Both victims were taken to St Luke's Hospital and are expected to survive.
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The suspect fled the scene and no arrests were made.

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