CHINATOWN, Manhattan (WABC) — A man has died after he was stabbed in the back in Chinatown.

It happened just before 4 p.m. Saturday along Eldridge Street.

At first, officials said the 69-year-old victim was in stable condition, but he later died at Bellevue Hospital.

A person of interest was taken into custody.

There is no word yet on a motive for the attack.

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