2 stabbed in broad daylight in apparent random attacks on New York's Upper West Side: Sources
A suspect is in custody, police said.
A suspect is in custody after two people were stabbed in broad daylight in Manhattan's residential Upper West Side neighborhood on Thursday, authorities said.
The first victim, a 57-year-old Asian man, was stabbed in the torso near West 84th Street and Central Park West, according to police.
The second victim, a 50-year-old Jewish man, was stabbed near West 86th Street and Amsterdam Avenue, police said.
Both victims were taken to the hospital and are in stable condition, police said.
The stabbings appear random, according to police sources. Police are investigating the motive.
The suspect was taken into custody on the Upper West Side, near West 88th Street and Amsterdam Avenue, police said.