Tourist stabbed in leg outside Bryant Park in Midtown: sources
A tourist was rushed to the hospital after being stabbed outside Bryant Park in Manhattan on Monday, according to sources.
The stabbing happened just after 5:30 p.m. near 40th Street and Sixth Avenue in Midtown.
Police say a 44-year-old man was stabbed in the leg.
He was taken to Bellevue Hospital in stable condition.
Sources told Eyewitness News the victim was a tourist from Canada visiting Bryant Park.
The victim said he was bent over tying his shoe when he felt a stab wound in his left leg, according to sources, but didn’t realize what it was at first.
He walked away, but noticed blood shortly after and realized someone had plunged something sharp into his leg.
Police are still searching for the suspect.
It’s not clear if police have located any video of the stabbing to see who did this. They are still working on getting a description of the suspect.
According to sources, this attack on a tourist appeared to be unprovoked.
Eyewitness News spoke with many vendors near the park. Some of them say they saw an ambulance but had no idea who it was for, or what happened.
The investigation is ongoing.
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