Victim stabbed in back at Brooklyn subway station: police

Finn Hoogensen
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BEDFORD-STUYVESANT, Brooklyn (PIX11) – A woman stabbed a victim in the back at a subway station in Brooklyn Monday, police said.

The incident happened at the Franklin Avenue station in Bedford–Stuyvesant around 11:30 a.m., according to the NYPD.

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The woman approached the victim from behind and stabbed the person in the back, police said. The victim was treated at a hospital.

The suspect fled and hasn’t been caught, police said.

Additional information about the incident wasn’t immediately available.

In a separate incident Monday, a man stabbed a subway rider in the back several times after the two fought about smoking on a Brooklyn train, according to police.

On Saturday, a man allegedly slashed a woman in the face during a fight at a Manhattan subway station, police said.

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).

Finn Hoogensen is a digital journalist who has covered local news for more than five years. He has been with PIX11 News since 2022. See more of his work here.

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