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NEW YORK – Police are investigating the deadly stabbing of a 69-year-old man on Eldridge Street in the Lower East Side of Manhattan.
New York City police investigation
What we know:
Police responded to a call about an assault at 7 Eldridge St. on Saturday afternoon. They found the victim with a stab wound to the back.
The man was transported to NYC Health and Hospitals/Bellevue, where he was later pronounced dead. Authorities are withholding his identity until they can notify his family.
Police arrested Feizhon Zheng, 50, at 4:26 p.m. on the same day. He has been charged with murder and remains in custody as the investigation continues.Â
The motive behind the stabbing remains unclear, and further details about the case have not been released.
The Source: Information from the New York Police Department was used in this article.