Man arrested in stabbing of 19-year-old in Lower Manhattan
LOWER MANHATTAN (WABC) -- A 41-year-old man is under arrest in the stabbing of a 19-year-old man in Lower Manhattan.
The attack happened outside of 1 Centre Street just after 11:30 a.m. Wednesday.
The victim is a Brooklyn resident and was waiting to go to court to answer a summons.
He told detectives he was talking to a woman in line when the suspect came up behind him and slashed him.
The suspect stabbed him in the lower neck and upper back and fled toward Centre Street.
The victim was taken to the hospital where he is expected to survive.
He told police he did not recognize the suspect.
Marvin Dupree was spotted late Wednesday afternoon as police scoured their area looking for the suspect.
Officers were armed with images from multiple pieces of surveillance video of him walking through the area, as the stabbing occurred in the vicinity of several municipal buildings.
Dupree, of Hamilton Heights, was charged with attempted murder and assault.
Dupree has seven prior arrests, mostly for drug possession and sales.
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