{"id":73939,"date":"2025-12-17T23:43:12","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T23:43:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/73939\/"},"modified":"2025-12-17T23:43:12","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T23:43:12","slug":"two-cuffed-for-deadly-times-square-stabbing-that-claimed-rhode-island-mans-life-amnewyork","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/73939\/","title":{"rendered":"Two cuffed for deadly Times Square stabbing that claimed Rhode Island man\u2019s life \u2013 amNewYork"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1200\" height=\"976\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/73a7af13-0f70-44f2-be16-491c232caf6e.jpeg\" class=\"crop-center wp-post-image\" alt=\"suspect loaded into back of police car after arrest for times square stabbing\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"   title=\"Two cuffed for deadly Times Square stabbing that claimed Rhode Island man's life 1\"\/>\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Detectives arrested\u00a032-year-old Paul Ohore and 29-year-old Alagie Jatta in the Bronx on Dec. 16. The pair had been wanted for the Nov. 24 deadly stabbing of 23-year-old Daevon Silva, a crime that shocked the city.<\/p>\n<p>Photo by Dean Moses<\/p>\n<p>Two suspects who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amny.com\/police-fire\/midtown-stabbing-11242025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">allegedly stabbed a man to death in Times Square last month<\/a> were booked on murder charges Tuesday.\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/nyc.gov\/nypd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Detectives<\/a> arrested 32-year-old Paul Ohore and 29-year-old Alagie Jatta in the Bronx on Dec. 16. The pair had been wanted for the Nov. 24 deadly stabbing of 23-year-old Daevon Silva of Rhode Island in a crime that shocked the city.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities allege that Ohore, Jatta, and a third still unapprehended individual argued with Silva just after 1 a.m. on West 49th Street and 7 Avenue in the heart of the Big Apple. During the dispute, Silva was beaten and stabbed multiple times in the back and right thigh.<\/p>\n<p>EMS rushed him to Bellevue Hospital, but he could not be saved and was pronounced dead.\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-137818374\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/5069f21e-60a7-427a-b25a-b70fd409877f.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1014\" title=\"Two cuffed for deadly Times Square stabbing that claimed Rhode Island man's life 2\"  \/>Cops arrested 29-year-old Alagie Jatta in the Bronx on Dec. 16, who allegedly stabbed a man to death in Times Square last month.Photo by Dean Moses <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-137818376\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/8a3d924b-9a06-4c17-97f0-52849e0110ac.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1109\" title=\"Two cuffed for deadly Times Square stabbing that claimed Rhode Island man's life 3\"  \/>Cops arrested 32-year-old Paul Ohore in the Bronx on Dec. 16, who allegedly stabbed a man to death in Times Square last month.in the Bronx on Dec. 16, who allegedly stabbed a man to death in Times Square last month.Photo by Dean Moses<\/p>\n<p>Sources familiar with the incident report that the attack stemmed from a prior feud. The victim had allegedly loaned a vehicle to someone who had failed to pay and return the car.\n<\/p>\n<p>The night before the murder, sources familiar with the case said, Silva got into a fist fight with a person over the vehicle; police believe his murder was retaliatory.\n<\/p>\n<p>Authorities allege that Jatta allegedly struck Silva with a bat while Ohore allegedly stabbed him.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<p>Detectives removed both Jatta and Ohore from the Midtown North Precinct in handcuffs on Tuesday afternoon. Both men refused to answer amNewYork\u2019s questions about the fatal attack.\n<\/p>\n<p>Jatta and Ohore have been charged with murder. The third attacker remains at large.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<p>Anyone with information regarding the incident 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":"Detectives arrested\u00a032-year-old Paul Ohore and 29-year-old Alagie Jatta in the Bronx on Dec. 16. 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