NYPD: Homeless man stabs another homeless man outside Manhattan soup kitchen

ByEyewitness News WABC logo
Thursday, November 1, 2018
Homeless man stabs another in synagogue soup kitchen line
It happened in Midtown Manhattan on Thursday morning.

MIDTOWN (WABC) -- Police say a homeless person was stabbed by another homeless person as they waited in line for a Midtown soup kitchen to open Thursday morning.

Authorities say the two got into a dispute while waiting to get into the Community House, run by Central Synagogue, just after 7 a.m.

One homeless man allegedly stabbed another and fled the scene.

The victim, who didn't initially realized he had been stabbed, was taken to Bellevue Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

The suspect fled westbound on East 55th Street on a bicycle.

He is described as a bald Hispanic man wearing an orange coat.

Anyone with information is urged to contact police.

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