Tuesday, December 30, 2014

Man, 37, fatally stabbed after trying to break up fight in Brooklyn

Man, 37, fatally stabbed after trying to break up fight in Brooklyn

The man tried to confront a man fighting with his step-daughter in front of a Greenpoint apartment building, but was stabbed by a second man late Monday, according to cops.

 
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
 
Tuesday, December 30, 2014, 8:35 AM
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NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpiKEN MURRAY/NEW YORK DAILY NEWSCops found a car with two broken windows near where the man was stabbed on DuPont St. in Greenpoint on Monday.
A 37-year-old man was stabbed to death Monday night as he tried to break up a fight between his step-daughter and another man, possibly over unwanted flirting, police said.
The man saw his step-daughter and another man fighting in front of an apartment building on DuPont St. in Greenpoint around 8:30 p.m., police said. When he went down to confront the man, he got into a dispute with a second man who stabbed him in the stomach, police said.
He was rushed to Bellevue Hospital Center, but soon died from his injuries, police said. His attacker fled the location and was still at large, cops said.