Three teens and an adult have been charged in connection with the Times Square stabbing on Thursday night that left a 17-year-old boy wounded, police reported.
According to police sources, 22-year-old Michael Colome was cuffed alongside two 16-year-old boys and a 14-year-old boy for a massive Midtown brawl that ended with a teen migrant being stabbed. The 14- and 16-year-old suspects’ identities were not released due to their age.
Meanwhile, police continue to look for eight others involved in the assault that occurred outside of the Regal movie theater located on West 42nd Street and 8th Avenue at around 5:33 p.m. on Feb. 22.
Cops and eyewitnesses say a large group of about 10 to 15 people could be seen punching and kicking their victim before chasing him down and stabbing him in the back.
The 17-year-old victim was rushed to Bellevue Hospital in stable condition.
Meanwhile, responding officers quickly made several arrests that evening, as seen by a local food vendor Belal Mohamed.
“I saw someone running and there were cops following him,” Mohamed said. “The cops jumped and caught him and arrested him. I saw the knife, it was a big knife.”
Colome is charged with criminal possession of a weapon, gang assault, and assault while the three teens are charged with gang assault and assault.
The eight additional suspects still at large were last seen fleeing into the Times Square subway system. Cops have released surveillance images of the wanted individuals in hopes they will be recognized.
Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS (for Spanish, dial 888-57-PISTA). You can also submit tips online at crimestoppers.nypdonline.org, or on X (the platform formerly known as Twitter) @NYPDTips. All calls and messages are kept confidential.
