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19-Year-Old Stabbed Repeatedly in Daylight NYC Sidewalk Ambush

It happened on a busy sidewalk in the middle of the afternoon

NYPD

Police are searching for the person who stabbed a 19-year-old man multiple times Monday afternoon in the Castle Hill section of the Bronx.

The victim, whose identity has not been released, was approached by a knife-wielding stranger who slashed him multiple times in the torso, face and arm on Third Avenue around 2 p.m., authorities say.

Video released by police shows the two fighting in the middle of the sidewalk as passersby hurry to get around them. It's not clear what sparked the fight.

The 19-year-old was taken to a hospital and is expected to be OK.

No arrests have been made in the case. Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS.

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