Crime & Safety

Man Fatally Stabbed In Chest In Ditmas Park, Cops Say

A man in his 30s was fatally stabbed near Albermarle Road and East 19th Street Wednesday afternoon, police said.

A man was stabbed on a Brooklyn corner in broad daylight Wednesday afternoon, police said.
A man was stabbed on a Brooklyn corner in broad daylight Wednesday afternoon, police said. (Citizen App)

DITMAS PARK, BROOKLYN — A man was fatally stabbed in the chest in broad daylight Wednesday and police are still looking for his attacker.

The man was attacked on East 19th Street near Albermarle Road about 12:30 p.m., said police.

The wounded man, whom police said is in his 30s, was rushed to Kings County Hospital where he later died, according to the NYPD.

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Video taken from a nearby building shows a man sitting on the pavement, leaning against a black metal fence, surrounded by police and a small crowd.

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