‘No one should lose a life': Fatal bus stabbing in Brooklyn shocks family and community
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (PIX11) — A fatal stabbing on a city bus not only shocked a family but also an entire community, as the victim was known as a loving husband, father, and respected member of his community.
One of the victim's neighbors tells PIX11 News he knew him for at least 20 years and that the man meant a lot to his neighborhood in Queens, where he lived for many years.
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'He's been working hard. He has his own business, comes home, and I always see him with his children,' said the neighbor, who did not want to be identified.
The 41-year-old victim was on his way to work. Just before 2 p.m. Sunday, he was onboard the J90 shuttle when witnesses say an argument on the bus escalated.
As the bus pulled up on Crescent Street and Etna Street in Cypress Hill, the victim was stabbed several times, according to the NYPD. He was transported to the Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center, where he died.
Police say the attacker ran off and hasn't been seen since.
The shuttle bus replaces the J train on the weekend.
The neighbor, who considered the victim a friend, is in shock, questioning why a life was taken this way. 'No one should lose a life.'
Submit tips to police by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), visiting crimestoppers.nypdonline.org, downloading the NYPD Crime Stoppers mobile app, or texting 274637 (CRIMES) then entering TIP577. Spanish-speaking callers are asked to dial 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).
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