Overview

• On July 20, a 58-year-old man was stabbed in the neck inside Lamont Oliphant’s apartment at the Rangel Houses and collapsed outside the building.
• The victim underwent emergency surgery at Harlem Hospital and died on August 1 after the New York City medical examiner classified the incident as a homicide.
• Oliphant was arrested on July 21 and initially faced attempted murder and weapon possession charges before prosecutors upgraded the case to second-degree murder and assault.
• Court records show Oliphant remains held pending arraignment and investigators have not disclosed the nature of his relationship with the victim.
• The case follows a string of deadly knife attacks in New York City public housing and transit areas this year, highlighting ongoing prevention and prosecution challenges.