Crime & Safety

PHOTOS: Suspect Sought For Fatal MTA Bus Stabbing, NYPD Says

The NYPD released new images of the suspect on Monday.

No arrests have been made as of Tuesday afternoon.
No arrests have been made as of Tuesday afternoon. (NYPD)

BROOKLYN, NY — Police have released surveillance images of a suspect wanted in connection with a fatal stabbing on an MTA shuttle bus in Brooklyn this past weekend.

On Sunday, around 2 p.m., police found a 41-year-old man who was stabbed in the abdomen on a J90 MTA shuttle bus in the vicinity of Crescent Street and Etna Street in Brooklyn.

The man, identified as Alvin Francis, was taken to Brookdale University Hospital Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, police said.

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The suspect was last seen wearing a gray zip up sweater, black t-shirt, gold chain and was carrying multiple bags.

No arrests have been made, police said.

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Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call the NYPD's 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 https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/, or on X @NYPDTips.

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