A man is dead after a bump between two people in Hell's Kitchen lead to a fatal argument early Friday morning.
Police responded just before 1 a.m. Friday to reports of a stabbing at 44th Street and Eighth Avenue and found a man, 49, with stab wounds to the neck and groin. The victim, Guarionex Torres of Eastburn Avenue in the Bronx, was taken to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
A 28-year-old man, Jesus Ramirez from the Bronx, is in custody on murder and criminal possession of a weapon charges.
Cops say one man bumped into the other and words were exchanged, which lead to a physical brawl and ultimately the stabbing. Police also recovered a pair of brass knuckles on the scene.
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