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NYPD Searches for Suspects in Times Square Migrant Teen Stabbing

A 17-year-old migrant was stabbed and several suspects are still at large following a brawl near a Times Square migrant shelter.

  • The NYPD has released surveillance footage and photos of suspects involved in the stabbing of a 17-year-old migrant in Times Square.
  • Six individuals have been arrested in connection with the incident, including a 22-year-old Queens man, with 16 suspects still at large.
  • The victim, believed to be a migrant, suffered a collapsed lung and was hospitalized in stable condition.
  • The brawl occurred near the Candler Building, a vacant office tower converted into a migrant shelter, intensifying the ongoing strife between police and the city’s migrant population.
  • Recent violent incidents involving migrants in Times Square have sparked political and public safety concerns.
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