A 35-year-old man was stabbed to death during an attack outside a Brooklyn grocery store early Thursday that left a second man slashed, police said.
The victims were attacked outside City Fresh Market, a 24-hour grocery store on Sixth Ave. near 50th St. in Sunset Park, about 4:55 a.m., cops said.
The fatally wounded victim was knifed twice in the back and once in the chest, cops said. A 36-year-old man was slashed in the face.
Medics rushed both victims to NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn, where the younger man died. His name was not immediately released.
Police investigate after a 35-year-old man was fatally stabbed and a second man was slashed on 6th Ave. near 50th St. in Sunset Park, Brooklyn early Thursday, May 28, 2026. The suspect, who was also injured in the clash, left a blood trail down 6th Ave. (Theodore Parisienne / New York Daily News)
The slashed victim is expected to recover.
The stabber, who was wearing a black shirt, black jeans and black-and-yellow sneakers, was last seen running south on Sixth Ave., cops said. No arrests have been made.
Cops were scouring the area for surveillance footage that could help track the attacker’s movements.
Police investigate after a 35-year-old man was fatally stabbed and a second man was slashed outside City Fresh Market on Sixth Ave. near 50th St. in Sunset Park, Brooklyn early Thursday. (Theodore Parisienne / New York Daily News)Police investigate after a 35-year-old man was fatally stabbed and a second man was slashed outside City Fresh Market on Sixth Ave. near 50th St. in Sunset Park, Brooklyn early Thursday. (Theodore Parisienne / New York Daily News)Police investigate after a 35-year-old man was fatally stabbed and a second man was slashed outside City Fresh Market on Sixth Ave. near 50th St. in Sunset Park, Brooklyn early Thursday. (Theodore Parisienne / New York Daily News)