Police in Brooklyn are searching for the perpetrator behind a daytime stabbing on Monday that left a man covered in blood and running for his life as eyewitnesses looked on.
According to police sources, officers from the 94th Precinct rushed to 197 Norman Ave. in Greenpoint around 11:34 a.m. on April 21 after receiving a 911 call reporting a person stabbed.
Upon arrival, cops found a 29-year-old man collapsed on the sidewalk with a stab wound to the leg and a slash wound to the wrist. EMS rushed the victim to Elmhurst Hospital in stable condition.
A local eyewitness told amNewYork that he believed the incident unfolded in an apartment situated above a nearby hair salon and involved a domestic dispute between the victim and an older man.
“He came running down the steps covered in blood; he was dripping blood. He doesn’t make it far because of how bad his injuries are, then he sits on the stairs,” said the witness, who did not give his name.
A light trail of blood was observed leading up to a larger pool of crimson on the sidewalk near a discarded jacket.
Soon thereafter, police received a report that the perpetrator may have barricaded himself inside the home where the attack took place. Heavily armed officers from the NYPD Emergency Service Unit quickly converged on the scene and entered the apartment.
“I saw a person get taken out on a stretcher but their face was covered with a sheet,” the same witnesses reported.
That individual, police said, is a 36-year-old woman who, while physically uninjured, was rushed to Woodhull Hospital for a psychological evaluation. As of Monday afternoon, she was not considered a suspect in the case.
Police did not provide a description of the assailant or say why the assault unfolded. Detectives spent the afternoon looking for possible video surveillance that could lead to the perpetrator’s identification.
Anyone with information regarding this stabbing can call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS (for Spanish, dial 888-57-PISTA). You can also submit tips online at crimestoppers.nypdonline.org, or on X (formerly Twitter) @NYPDTips. All calls and messages are kept confidential.
