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<\/a>A POLICE CRIME Scene unit is seen at White Plains Road and East 233rd Street under the elevated train tracks of the East 233rd Street subway station in the Wakefield section of The Bronx on Friday, May 1, 2026, after a 26-year-old man was stabbed at the location earlier that day.\u00a0\u00a0Photo by S\u00edle Moloney<\/p>\n
Police have identified the man who died following a fatal stabbing in the Wakefield section of The Bronx on Friday morning, May 1.<\/p>\n
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As reported, a police spokesperson said that the NYPD received a call at 6.37 a.m. on Friday for a report of an assault at White Plains Road and East 233rd Street, under the elevated train tracks at East 233rd Street subway station. .<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n He said upon arrival, the victim was discovered with slash wounds to the neck, head and arm.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u201c[He was] transported to Jacobi [Hospital], where he was pronounced deceased,\u201d the spokesperson said.\u00a0\u201cNo arrests and the investigation is ongoing.\u201d<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n When contacted, an FDNY\/EMS spokesperson said they received a call at 6.39 a.m. for a report of a male with stab wounds at East 233rd Street and White Plains Road and that one patient was transported to Jacobi Hospital and that his condition and description was unknown.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n On Saturday, May 2, police identified the victim as Marquez Brown, 26, from the Wakefield section of The Bronx.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Norwood News spoke to one woman who was working in the area on Friday who said she witnessed the stabbing and alleged the perpetrator was an older man who stabbed a younger man in the neck \/ back.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cThe only thing I saw is when the youth, when the man stabbed the youth in the back, I ran,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Asked if she could describe the perpetrator, she said he was wearing a mask, a jacket and a hat. \u201cI don\u2019t know him,\u201d she said, adding that he was dressed in black clothing.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n The woman said she ran upstairs and called \u201cHelp! Help! Help!\u201d She said the perpetrator ran \u201cup the road,\u201d gesturing generally east of White Plains Road at East 233rd Street.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Asked if she knew if the police had caught him, she said, \u201cNo, they didn\u2019t catch him,\u201d adding that they had not yet arrived at that point.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Norwood News also spoke to a local business owner and asked if there were usually problems in the area or if it was quiet and he said, \u201cIt\u2019s a tough corner. \u201cThere\u2019s a lot of activities going on here.\u201d<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n THE CRIME SCENE is cordoned off by police at White Plains Road and East 233rd Street under the elevated train tracks of the East 233rd Street subway station in the Wakefield section of The Bronx on Friday, May 1, 2026 after a 26-year-old man was stabbed at the location earlier that day. Video by S\u00edle Moloney<\/p>\n We asked what he meant by activities and he said, \u201cFighting, shouting, cursing, gangs, you name it.\u201d Asked if he had encountered trouble in his business in the past, he said he had not, and that it was usually confined to the street.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n We asked a couple of customers and other workers in the area if they had seen the stabbing and most said they had not and had only arrived after it happened and saw all the commotion.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Several police evidence markers were seen behind the cordoned off crime scene marking around 10 pieces of evidence including blood stains and what looked to be a coffee cup, while a police crime scene unit was seen parked nearby.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n The stairway entrance to the eastern side of White Plains Road \/ East 233rd Street subway station entrance was also cordoned off by police at the street level and upstairs. The subway was running and the other entrance on the western side of White Plains Road was open.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n The latest crime statistics for the 47th Precinct, where the stabbing occurred, as of April 26, are attached.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call the NYPD\u2019s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at\u00a0https:\/\/crimestoppers.nypdonline.org\/<\/a>, on X @NYPDTips.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n All calls are strictly confidential.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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Photo by S\u00edle Moloney<\/p>\n<\/a>BLOOD STAINS AND police evidence markers are seen at the corner of White Plains Road and East 233rd Street under the elevated train tracks of the East 233rd Street subway station in the Wakefield section of The Bronx on Friday, May 1, 2026, after a 26-year-old man was stabbed at the location earlier that day.
Photo by S\u00edle Moloney<\/p>\n<\/a>BLOOD STAINS AND police evidence markers are seen at the corner of White Plains Road and East 233rd Street under the elevated train tracks of the East 233rd Street subway station in the Wakefield section of The Bronx on Friday, May 1, 2026, after a 26-year-old man was stabbed at the location earlier that day.
Photo by S\u00edle Moloney<\/p>\n<\/a>BLOOD STAINS AND police evidence markers are seen at the corner of White Plains Road and East 233rd Street under the elevated train tracks of the East 233rd Street subway station in the Wakefield section of The Bronx on Friday, May 1, 2026, after a 26-year-old man was stabbed at the location earlier that day.
Photo by S\u00edle Moloney<\/p>\n<\/a>BLOOD STAINS AND police evidence markers are seen at the corner of White Plains Road and East 233rd Street under the elevated train tracks of the East 233rd Street subway station in the Wakefield section of The Bronx on Friday, May 1, 2026, after a 26-year-old man was stabbed at the location earlier that day.
Photo by S\u00edle Moloney<\/p>\n<\/a>BLOOD STAINS AND police evidence markers are seen at the corner of White Plains Road and East 233rd Street under the elevated train tracks of the East 233rd Street subway station in the Wakefield section of The Bronx on Friday, May 1, 2026, after a 26-year-old man was stabbed at the location earlier that day.
Photo by S\u00edle Moloney<\/p>\n<\/a>BLOOD STAINS AND police evidence markers are seen at the corner of White Plains Road and East 233rd Street under the elevated train tracks of the East 233rd Street subway station in the Wakefield section of The Bronx on Friday, May 1, 2026, after a 26-year-old man was stabbed at the location earlier that day.
Photo by S\u00edle Moloney<\/p>\n<\/a>BLOOD STAINS AND police evidence markers are seen at the corner of White Plains Road and East 233rd Street under the elevated train tracks of the East 233rd Street subway station in the Wakefield section of The Bronx on Friday, May 1, 2026, after a 26-year-old man was stabbed at the location earlier that day.
Photo by S\u00edle Moloney<\/p>\n<\/a>A POLICE OFFICER guards the crime scene at White Plains Road and East 233rd Street under the elevated train tracks of the East 233rd Street subway station in the Wakefield section of The Bronx on Friday, May 1, 2026, after a 26-year-old man was stabbed at the location earlier that day.
Photo by S\u00edle Moloney<\/p>\n<\/a>A POLICE OFFICER guards the crime scene at White Plains Road and East 233rd Street under the elevated train tracks of the East 233rd Street subway station in the Wakefield section of The Bronx on Friday, May 1, 2026, after a 26-year-old man was stabbed at the location earlier that day.
Photo by S\u00edle Moloney<\/p>\n<\/a>A POLICE OFFICER guards the crime scene at White Plains Road and East 233rd Street under the elevated train tracks of the East 233rd Street subway station in the Wakefield section of The Bronx on Friday, May 1, 2026, after a 26-year-old man was stabbed at the location earlier that day.
Photo by S\u00edle Moloney<\/p>\n<\/a>A COFFEE CUP and police evidence markers are seen at the corner of White Plains Road and East 233rd Street under the elevated train tracks of the East 233rd Street subway station in the Wakefield section of The Bronx on Friday, May 1, 2026, after a 26-year-old man was stabbed at the location earlier that day.
Photo by S\u00edle Moloney<\/p>\n<\/a>BLOOD STAINS AND police evidence markers are seen at the corner of White Plains Road and East 233rd Street under the elevated train tracks of the East 233rd Street subway station in the Wakefield section of The Bronx on Friday, May 1, 2026, after a 26-year-old man was stabbed at the location earlier that day.
Photo by S\u00edle Moloney<\/p>\n<\/a>MAJOR CRIME STATISTICS for the 47th Precinct for the 28-day period ending April 26, 2026, compared to last year (left), and year-to-date major crime statistics for the 47th Precinct as of April 26, 2026, compared to last year (right). This precinct covers some or all of Woodlawn, Wakefield, Williamsbridge, Baychester, Edenwald, Olinville, Fishbay, and Woodlawn Cemetary all call the precinct home.
Source: NYPD \/ CompStat
Source: NYPD<\/p>\n