Some crimes have a strange angle to them. It might be where they were committed, the manner in which they were carried out, or some physical or unusual characteristic of the alleged perpetrator. One bizarre incident that reportedly took place in New York recently seems to fit that description. Per The New York Post, cops are on the hunt "for a maniac in a skull mask after he stabbed a man during a heated argument in a trendy Manhattan neighborhood early Saturday."
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The alleged suspect, who was reportedly wearing a skill mask that was pushed to one side of his face, was apparently in a verbal dispute with another man in the early morning hours of Saturday, October 24. Their encounter occurred, per the outlet, "in front of a building on St. Marks Place between Second and Third Avenue in the East Village."
The alleged assailant was also clad in dark trousers and a fur vest. At one point, he stabbed the other man in the stomach and raced away from the scene. The victim as brought to a hospital "in stable condition."
That Was Not the Sole Horrific Stabbing in the Big Apple Lately
There have been other frightening instances of people being stabbed in New York City recently. A couple of stabbings in the subway left people on edge. Per Spectrum News, a man, age 40, was stabbed "multiple times" on an Astor Place train on October 14. He was listed in stable condition. The alleged culprit, who was reportedly wearing a black ski mask, ran away.
Meanwhile, someone else, a man 24 years old, was stabbed "hours earlier" in the Bronx on a train. He was in the hospital recovering.
Some New Yorkers Are Worried
Residents and commuters are concerned, understandably. Francisco Robles, who lives in the Bronx, told the outlet, "In general, I think you have to be hyper alert. In a weird way, you just have to have a 360 view of everything. Mind your business, but be alert."
Noah Pearlstein, of Manhattan, said, "I've heard about crime decreasing in the city a lot recently, but from anecdotal things that I've been hearing recently, I don't think that people feel a lot safer."
