Fatal stabbing near Staten Island Ferry Terminal under investigation

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Thursday, August 4, 2016
Mnan found stabbed to death near Staten Island Ferry Terminal
John del Giorno reporting live from NewsCopter 7

ST. GEORGE, Staten Island (WABC) -- A man was found fatally stabbed on a bench near the Staten Island Ferry Terminal.

The 30-year-old victim was found sitting on a bench, between the Staten Island Ferry Terminal and the Richmond County Bank Ballpark, at around 2 a.m.

He may have gotten into a drunken dispute at the Staten Island waterfront at around 2 a.m., according to the New York City Police Department.

He had been stabbed and was pronounced dead at the scene.

An intoxicated 49-year-old man being treated for stab wounds at Richmond University Medical Center is a person of interest in the case, police said.

It is not known what sparked the dispute.

No arrests were immediately made.

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