NYPD releases new video of group wanted in Times Square stabbing

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Sunday, February 25, 2024
NYPD releases new video of group wanted in Times Square stabbing
Police say the group chased the teenager, punched and kicked him, and then stabbed him in the back.

TIMES SQUARE, Manhattan (WABC) -- The NYPD released video of a group wanted in the stabbing of a 17-year-old in Times Square.

Police say the group chased the teenager, punched and kicked him, and then stabbed him in the back.

Police believe the victim is a migrant from Nicaragua. Officers arrested seven people on Thursday night, but police are still searching for 16 others.

Two hours after that attack, a 28-year-old man was beaten outside the Hard Rock Café. Police arrested three teens in that case. Two other suspects are being sought.

Doctors expect both victims to survive.

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Phil Taitt reports.

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