A 17-year-old has been arrested in the deadly stabbing of a man in Times Square Monday night.
Just before 11:30 p.m., Leonidas Baez, 39, was stabbed in the face, chest and back outside the Burger & Lobster restaurant on 43rd Street between Broadway and Sixth Avenue.
Police had been searching for three men who ran from the scene, heading east. They didn’t offer much by way of description of the suspects, saying only one was wearing all black.
Thursday morning, the NYPD said it had arrested a 17-year-old male. His name hasn’t been released due to his age. He’s facing murder and criminal possession of a weapon charges.
Officers stopped the suspect after he allegedly jumped a turnstile at the Stillwell Avenue subway station, police sources told CBS News New York. Officers found a scalpel on him, and they quickly determined he was wanted for questioning the Times Squre incident.
Police are still searching for two others.
So far, the motive remains unknown.
It’s the second murder in the Midtown South precinct so far this year, according to NYPD’s CompStat.
Anyone with any information is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). You can also submit a tip via their website or via DM on Twitter, @NYPDTips. All calls are kept confidential.
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