FILE – Police officers at a crime scene.
Photo by Dean Moses
Brooklyn detectives are busy investigating two deadly, separate stabbings within nine hours between Wednesday night and Thursday morning.
Police said the first homicide happened at about 8:10 p.m. on May 27 near the corner of Seaview Avenue and Rockaway Parkway in Canarsie.
Officers from the 69th Precinct responded to the scene after receiving a 911 call about an assault. When they arrived, they found 34-year-old Isaiah Freeman, of East 102nd Street in Brooklyn, with a stab wound to his chest.
Police said the first homicide happened at about 8:10 p.m. on May 27 near the corner of Seaview Avenue and Rockaway Parkway in Canarsie.Photo via Google Maps
Law enforcement sources said Freeman was attacked after getting involved in a verbal dispute with the suspect. The reason for the argument is not yet known.
EMS rushed him to One Brooklyn Health-Brookdale University Hospital in critical condition; however, police reported that Freeman later succumbed to his injuries.
So far, no arrests have been made in the ongoing investigation. Police sources did not have a description of the suspect as of Thursday afternoon.
Hours after the Canarsie incident, a man was fatally stabbed and another was seriously injured during an incident in Sunset Park.
Police said the attack happened in front of the City Fresh Market at 5009 6th Ave. at about 4:55 a.m. on May 28.
Cops from the 72nd Precinct, in responding to a 911 call regarding an assault in progress, found a 35-year-old man unconscious and unresponsive with stab wounds to his torso. Nearby, they also located a 36-year-old man who had been slashed in the face.
Police said the attack happened in front of the City Fresh Market at 5009 6th Ave. at about 4:55 a.m. on May 28.Photo via Google Maps
EMS rushed both victims to NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn, where the 35-year-old man was pronounced dead. Police have not yet released his dientity, pending family notification. The 36-year-old man, meanwhile, was listed in stable condition.
Few details about the incident were provided by police as to the circumstances leading up to the stabbing. Sources familiar with the case did not have a suspect’s description available.
So far, no arrests have been made in either case, and both remain under investigation.
Anyone with information regarding the stabbings can call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS (for Spanish, dial 888-57-PISTA). You can also submit tips online at crimestoppers.nypdonline.org, or on X (formerly Twitter) @NYPDTips. All calls and messages are kept confidential.