Man fatally stabbed in the chest during dispute in the Bronx, marking first NYC murder of 2023

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Monday, January 2, 2023
Man fatally stabbed in the chest during dispute in the Bronx
New York City's first murder of 2023 took place in the Bronx before 4 a.m.

CONCOURSE, The Bronx (WABC) -- New York City's first murder of 2023 took place in the Bronx before 4 a.m.

Police say someone stabbed a man and a woman outside a building on College Avenue during a dispute.

The man suffered a knife wound to the chest and died. He was 63 years old. The 38-year-old woman suffered a stab wound to the torso and survived. Police have not yet said if the two were related.

There is no word from investigators on what sparked the dispute.

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