Crime & Safety
Man Stabbed In Back Outside Bed-Stuy Strip Club, Police Say
A knife-wielding attacker ran away from Amour Cabaret and remains on the loose, according to police.
BEDFORD-STUYVESANT, BROOKLYN — A knife-happy mystery man stabbed another man outside of a Bed-Stuy strip club and slipped away, police said.
An early Feb. 8 stabbing in front of Amour Cabaret remains under investigation, authorities said.
It unfolded at 2:59 a.m. when the attacker slunk behind another man, 26, and stabbed him in the back and elbow with a knife, police said. The sneaky stabber ran away from the 570 Nostrand Ave. strip club, heading south toward Atlantic Avenue, authorities said.
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Medics took the victim, who appeared to be in stable condition, to Kings County Hospital, police said.
A surveillance photo from the attack shows a bearded man who police identified as the suspect. They described him as 5 feet 9 inches tall, about 200 pounds and between 25 and 30 years old.
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People with information are asked to contact NYPD, make an anonymous tip through NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or contact police online.
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