Crime & Safety

Man Stabbed Near Tompkins Houses In Bed-Stuy, Police Say

Police are now looking for the perpetrator.

The victim was taken to NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst.
The victim was taken to NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst. (Jacob Baumgart/Patch)

BROOKLYN, NY — A man was stabbed outside of the Tompkins Houses in Bed-Stuy on Friday afternoon, New York Police Department officials said.

The victim was stabbed in the chest and armpit around 1:40 p.m. on Friday near 85 Tompkins Ave. and was taken to NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst in critical condition, NYPD officials said.

Police are now looking for the perpetrator, and no arrests have been made yet, officials say.

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