Mayor Eric Adams visits police officer stabbed in the Bronx on Christmas Eve

Sunday, December 25, 2022
BRONX, New York (WABC) -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams took time on Christmas Eve to visit a police officer who was stabbed in the Bronx.

The mayor tweeted a photo of him walking into St. Barnabas Hospital Saturday night.

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Police say Officer Lin Zhen was stabbed in the right arm by an emotionally disturbed person on DeKalb Avenue and East 212th Street around 5:45 p.m. on Saturday.

The suspect, a 26-year-old man, was brought to North Central Bronx Hospital for an evaluation. Charges against him are pending.

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Zhen was taken to St. Barnabas Hospital where he is expected to make a full recovery.
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