Crime & Safety

Brooklyn Teen Stabbed To Death In Daylight Attack, Cops Say

Rohan Burke, 17, was fatally stabbed on East 17th Street Wednesday afternoon, police said.

BROOKLYN, NEW YORK — A Brooklyn teen was stabbed to death on a Midwood street corner Wednesday afternoon, police said.

Rohan Burke, 17, was stabbed in the chest on the corner of East 17th Street and Avenue M shortly after 4 p.m., according to police.

Emergency responders rushed Burke to Maimonides Hospital but doctors were unable to save his life, police said.

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Police had not reported an arrest as of Tuesday morning.

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