Suspect holding laundry stabs 2 men, one to death, in Bronx laundromat: NYPD
THE BRONX, N.Y. (PIX11) – Two men were stabbed, one fatally, inside a Bronx laundromat early Thursday morning, according to the NYPD.
It happened on East 170th Street around 2:40 a.m. A man was walking around the laundromat, holding laundry, when he stabbed the two victims, per police.
A man was stabbed in the legs and torso and pronounced dead at NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln. A 47-year-old man was stabbed in the back and taken to the same hospital, according to authorities.
The suspect ran from the laundromat going southbound on College Avenue, per police. He's described as being in his 30s, around 5'8" and around 140 pounds.
The suspect was last seen wearing a green and black shirt, black pants and a black and white hat.
Submit tips to police by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), visiting crimestoppers.nypdonline.org, downloading the NYPD Crime Stoppers mobile app, or texting 274637 (CRIMES) then entering TIP577. Spanish-speaking callers are asked to dial 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).
Erin Pflaumer is a digital content producer from Long Island who has covered both local and national news since 2018. She joined PIX11 in 2023. See more of her work here.