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Bystander Stabbed After Filming Midtown Road-Rage Clash as Attacker Flees in White Jeep

Police are searching for a man in his 40s seen leaving West 49th Street in a white Jeep Cherokee.

Overview

  • A 38-year-old man was wounded in the back after he began recording an argument between two drivers near Seventh Avenue and West 49th Street just before 6:10 a.m.
  • The attacker, described as wearing a gray sweatshirt and blue jeans, used a bladed object during the confrontation.
  • The suspect drove off westbound on West 49th Street in a white Jeep Cherokee and remains at large.
  • The victim sustained a minor puncture wound and refused on-scene medical treatment after a 911 call.
  • Police questioned a 25-year-old driver involved in the initial dispute, who remained at the scene and was not charged, and investigators are canvassing for surveillance video.