Cops Find Gun In Tompkins Square Park After 1 Stabbed: NYPD

EAST VILLAGE, NY — One person was stabbed early Friday on Avenue A and Ninth Street — leading to a morning chase through Tompkins Square Park when cops discovered one of the men had a gun, officials said.

About 4:40 a.m., a group of guys was filming a video when a second group of men became angry they were filming, telling the group, "Yo, why you filming us?," an NYPD spokesperson told Patch.

The two groups began fighting, and one person was stabbed in the back, police said. The person was rushed to Mount Sinai Beth Israel for stitches, but had non-life-threatening injuries, officials said.

But just before being rushed to the hospital, the person stabbed told cops that one guy had a gun, police said.

Cops chased him through Tompkins Square Park, and the gunman unloaded it and drops it on the ground, police said.

Police said officers arrested him and grabbed the gun.

Two were arrested during the Friday morning chaos in the Ninth Precinct.

Charges were pending for the two people, and the investigation is ongoing.

It was unclear Friday a few hours after the fight whether the person with the gun also stabbed the injured person. Police said officers may still be tracking down another someone else. It was also unclear what type of gun was found.

Patch reporter Sydney Pereira contributed to this report.