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Man Fatally Stabbed With His Own Knife After West Village Subway Dispute

Station entrances remain closed with two persons of interest in custody during the ongoing investigation.

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After the knife fight at the W. 14th St.-Seventh Ave. subway station Saturday night, the token booth was cordoned off behind police tape, with a pile of medical gloves and surgical towels in front of it. (Julian Roberts-Grmela for New York Daily News)
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A 24-year-old man and his friend got into an argument with another man, which later turned violent.

Overview

  • A verbal argument among three men at about 7:04 p.m. on July 19 at the 14th Street–Seventh Avenue station escalated into knife violence
  • A 24-year-old man suffered a lower-torso stab wound and is in stable condition at Bellevue Hospital
  • An unidentified man was fatally stabbed with his own knife and died of his injuries at Bellevue Hospital
  • Police sealed off entrances at W. 14th Street and Seventh Avenue and detained two persons of interest
  • No charges have been filed pending the NYPD’s investigation into this incident following a yearlong rise in subway knife attacks