Crime & Safety
Chinatown Stabbing Investigated As Anti-Asian Hate Crime: NYPD
An Asian man is fighting for his life after a brutal knife attack near a federal courthouse in Chinatown, authorities said.
NEW YORK CITY — A brutal stabbing near a Manhattan federal courthouse is being investigated as a potential anti-Asian hate crime, authorities said.
An Asian man suffered serious injuries in the Thursday attack outside Daniel Patrick Moynihan U.S. Courthouse in Chinatown.
Mayor Bill de Blasio on Friday tied it to a recent spate of anti-Asian hate crimes. He called the sudden attack "just pure hatred."
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"The suspect has been apprehended, but we're hoping and praying for this man as he fights for his life," he said. "What an injustice on every level."
The man, 36, was stabbed from behind by an 8-inch knife and required emergency surgery to remove his kidney, the New York Daily News reported.
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The Daily News identified the suspect as Salman Muflihi, a 23-year-old Brooklyn man.
“I just stabbed someone. Where are the police at?” Muflihi said as he turned himself in, according to the Daily News.
NYPD deemed the incident a felony assault and potential hate crime.
At 6:15pm an Asian male was stabbed near the Federal Courthouse in Chinatown. @NYPD5Pct Patrol Officers stopped and placed in custody an individual near the scene. This felony Assault case is currently being investigated as a possible Hate Crime by NYPD Detectives.
— NYPD Manhattan South (@NYPDPBMS) February 26, 2021
A rally against anti-Asian violence and hate is going to be held Saturday at 1 p.m. at Foley Square.
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