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A man was hospitalized following a stabbing incident on Election Night in the Bedford Park section of The Bronx, police said.
An NYPD spokesperson said that at around 10.14 p.m., officers from the 52nd Precinct responded to a 911 call regarding an assault in progress at the Bedford Park Boulevard subway station serving the D/B train.
“Upon arrival, officers observed an unidentified male individual on the Northbound “B” platform with a stab wound to the chest,” a police spokesperson said. “EMS responded and transported the victim to St. Barnabas Hospital in critical condition.”
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They said there are no arrests and the investigation remains ongoing.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at https://crimestoppers.
All calls are strictly confidential.
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