The 51-year-old suspect was in police custody after being discovered with blood on his garments and the 2 kitchen knives he was carrying, authorities stated. The suspect’s and victims’ names weren’t instantly launched.
“Three New Yorkers. Unprovoked assaults that left us looking for solutions on how one thing like this might occur,” Mayor Eric Adams stated at a information convention. He referred to as the violence “a transparent, clear instance” of failures within the felony justice system and elsewhere.
The suspect, apparently homeless, had been sentenced in a felony case just a few months in the past, the Democratic mayor stated, with out giving additional particulars.
The assaults occurred inside two and a half hours, stated Joseph Kenny, police chief of detectives.
The primary, on West nineteenth Avenue, killed a building employee who was standing by his work web site close to the Hudson River somewhat earlier than 8.30am native time (12.30am Tuesday AEDT).
About two hours later and throughout the island of Manhattan, a person was attacked whereas fishing within the East River close to East thirtieth Avenue.
Each males died, Kenny stated.
The suspect then apparently travelled north close to the riverfront. Round 10.55am (3.55am Tuesday AEDT), a girl was stabbed a number of instances close to the United Nations headquarters on East forty second Avenue, Kenny stated. She is hospitalised in a essential situation.
A passing cab driver noticed the third assault and alerted a police officer, officers stated.
