{"id":140013,"date":"2026-02-20T14:42:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T14:42:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/140013\/"},"modified":"2026-02-20T14:42:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T14:42:09","slug":"stabbing-near-manhattans-john-jay-college-was-random-attack-cops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/140013\/","title":{"rendered":"Stabbing near Manhattan\u2019s John Jay College was random attack: cops"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1200\" height=\"837\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1771598527_530_Screenshot-2026-02-13-at-8.36.21-AM.jpg\" class=\"crop-center wp-post-image\" alt=\"police investigating stabbing\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"   title=\"Stabbing near Manhattan's John Jay College was random attack: cops 1\"\/>\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>FILE \u2013 Police investigate a shooting.<\/p>\n<p>Photo by Lloyd Mitchell <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>\t&#13;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/amny.com\/manhattan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Manhattan<\/a> detectives are looking for the suspect in the apparently unprovoked stabbing of a man on Thursday night.\n<\/p>\n<p>Police said the assault occurred in the area of 10th Avenue and West 59th Street in Hell\u2019s Kitchen at about 7:10 p.m. on Feb. 19, a short distance from John Jay College.\n<\/p>\n<p>According to law enforcement sources, the victim, a 28-year-old man, was walking through the area when the unidentified suspect approached him.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-137832932\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-20-at-8.56.04-AM.jpg\" alt=\"scene of Manhattan stabbing\" width=\"1200\" height=\"769\" title=\"Stabbing near Manhattan's John Jay College was random attack: cops 2\"  \/>Police said the assault occurred in the area of 10th Avenue and West 59th Street in Hell\u2019s Kitchen at about 7:10 p.m. on Feb. 19, a short distance from John Jay College.Photo via Google Maps\n<\/p>\n<p>Cops said the suspect pulled out a sharp object and stabbed the man in the back, causing a physical injury. Sources familiar with the investigation said the attack appeared to be unprovoked.<\/p>\n<p>Following the assault, police sources said, the suspect fled on foot southbound along 10th Avenue.\n<\/p>\n<p>Officers from the Midtown North Precinct responded to the scene. <a href=\"https:\/\/abc7ny.com\/post\/upper-west-side-stabbing-28-year-old-man-stabbed-front-john-jay-college\/18622954\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">ABC7 reported<\/a> that the victim was taken to nearby Mount Sinai West Hospital for treatment of injuries not considered life-threatening.<\/p>\n<p>So far, no arrests have been made in the ongoing investigation, police sources said Friday.\n<\/p>\n<p>Anyone with information regarding the attack can call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS (for Spanish, dial 888-57-PISTA). You can also submit tips online at <a href=\"http:\/\/crimestoppers.nypdonline.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">crimestoppers.nypdonline.org<\/a>, or on X (formerly Twitter) <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/nypdtips\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">@NYPDTips<\/a>. All calls and messages are kept confidential.<\/p>\n<p>\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"FILE \u2013 Police investigate a shooting. 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