Three Dead In Random Manhattan Stabbing Spree

November 19, 2024 Crime, New York City

New York City’s NBC affiliate reports:

A suspect is in custody accused of fatally stabbing three people across three different locations in unprovoked attacks in Manhattan on Monday morning, the NYPD said. New York City Mayor Eric Adams is raising questions about why the suspect, who has a history of mental health concerns and arrests, was on the streets.

Police believe the suspect was responsible for a stabbing spree across Manhattan starting early Monday morning before he was arrested by officers, officials say. “These attacks appear to be unprovoked, that he just walked up to them and stabbed them with a knife,” said NYPD chief of detectives Joseph Kenny.

Ramon Rivera, 51, has been identified as the suspect, according to two New York City officials, who say records show he has an extensive criminal history.

The New York Times reports:

It was just before 8:30 a.m. Monday, the police said, when a man approached a construction worker on West 19th Street in Manhattan and, without warning, stabbed him in the gut and ran off. The victim was soon declared dead. A violent spree was just starting, the police said.

By 11 a.m., the assailant had fatally stabbed a man who was fishing by the side of the East River, and had attacked a 36-year-old woman near the United Nations. She was pronounced dead several hours later, the police said.

The rampage ended when a cabdriver who had seen the third stabbing followed the attacker from the crime scene and then alerted a police officer, who took the man into custody. The man’s clothes were spattered with blood, and he had two bloody knives, the police said.

The suspect can be seen in the first video below.



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